CYP Now - Early intervention continues to bear the brunt of spending cuts

Analysis of figures provided by about a quarter of local authorities shows council spending on early help services will fall by eight per cent in 2015/16, and follows a 55 per cent cut in the amount of government support since 2010.

Councils are set to cut spending on early intervention by more than eight per cent in 2015/16 - on the back of cuts in grant funding of 55 per cent under the coalition government, data gathered by CYP Now shows.

A joint investigation by CYP Now, the National Children's Bureau (NCB) and The Children's Society has found that local authorities are continuing to cut back heavily on early help services such as children's centres and young people's services this year.

However, these spending cuts are at a lower rate than the reductions in funding by the government - indicating that councils are attempting to protect services.

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