Troubled Families 2014: Improving Outcomes, Changing LivesDharmendra Kanani

Director for England 6 February 2014

Collaboration

Partnership Co-production

Local delivery

Long-term investment

Focus on prevention

Using evidence

Understanding impact

Asset-based

Our approach

Our aims

Funding in England Flexible funding Targeted funding

The Improving Futures Programme…

Key features

• £26m for projects up to £900k in 26 Local Authority areas of the UK. Supporting 10,000 families over 3-5 years.

• Child centred and whole family early intervention approach for families where eldest child is primary school age

• Forging strong new partnerships between public, voluntary and community sector

• Putting the VCS at centre of delivery

Improving Futures Evaluation - Year 1 findingshttp://www.improvingfutures.org/• Strong local partnerships have been developed.

• Projects have found innovative ways of meeting need through personalised budgets and as part of multi-agency support packages.

• Peer support has enabled beneficiaries to continue their interaction with the project. Tyne Gateway have created “Family Entrepreneurs”.

• The financial climate is now more difficult than when the programme first started

We’re investing £165m over 10 years: 3-5 areas across England will receive £30-£50m to redesign services for children and families

We will progressively target local populations to improve services for the neediest 20-30% of families

A child’s development at 2 years of age is an accurate predictor of educational outcomes

at 26 years of age

Strong leadership from local health,

public services and VCS

Health (universal and selective services) is

at the forefront

Boys assessed as being “at risk” at 3 years of age have

two and a half times the criminal

convictions in early adulthood than those

boys “not at risk”.

A Better Start: A Summary

Multiple Needs

• Announced today awards of £112 million to support people with multiple problems.

• Providing better outcomes and building the evidence base for more effective support.

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