As manager of one of four children's action teams in Reading, Andy Fitton sees the benefits of children's trusts on a daily basis.
He recalls a recent case where a young mother living in privately rented housing got into debt and fell behind with her rent.
In her frustration, she damaged the property, got evicted and found herself unable to find a social housing place after officially making herself "intentionally homeless".
"Because we have a trust in place, which the action team and housing team is part of, we were able to work quickly to get her a home, address child protection concerns and come up with a package of support to help her, including debt management," says Fitton.
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