Troubled Families 2014: Improving Outcomes, Changing Lives Dharmendra Kanani Director for England
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Troubled Families 2014: Improving Outcomes, Changing LivesDharmendra KananiDirector 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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