Junior health minister Ann Keen said the money would give more primary care trusts (PCTs) the chance to adopt the programme. The cash will be available from April next year.
Keen said that the 10 pilots already running have shown that the scheme has plenty to offer families at risk.
"This extra investment will give more PCTs the opportunity to use this programme. It will build the evidence base in this country and share learning across universal services," she said.
The family nurse partnership pilots, run by the Department of Health and the Department for Children, Schools and Families, are testing intensive nurse-led home-visiting for vulnerable first-time parents.
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