The researchers, from Sheffield Hallam University, calculated the cost per case in 2003-04 was between 3,954 and 5,991 for projects without housing, and 4,913 to 12,940 in 2004-05 for projects with residential units.
The study, Antisocial Behaviour Intensive Family Support Projects, found that a family with three or four children, evicted from social housing for antisocial behaviour, can cost the state between 250,000 and 330,000 a year. It concludes the projects offer "excellent" value for money.
Hugh Thornbery, director of children's services in the West Midlands at charity NCH, which runs five of the six projects, said: "You can see a return on investment very quickly."
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