The projects work with the most difficult and anti-social families tobreak the cycle of bad behaviour, sometimes by moving families intosupervised residential units.
The additional projects bring the total across England to 53. LouiseCasey, co-ordinator of the Government's Respect campaign, called theprojects "a mix of strong enforcement and intensive help".
Children's charity NCH, which pioneered the approach in Dundee, welcomedthe expansion. Claire Tickell, NCH's chief executive, said: "Getting tothe root of the problem can change behaviour forever." But David Davis,the shadow home secretary, dismissed the scheme as "the latest in a longline of gimmicks".
Research published last year by Sheffield Hallam University revealedthat 85 per cent of families taking part in similar projects run by NCHimproved their behaviour so their tenancy was no longer at risk.
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