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Plans announced to do more to get some of England’s hardest to help families back to work.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Work of the Department for Communities and Local Government during Christmas Recess.
The government's Troubled Families programme has now helped turn around the lives of over 85,000 of the hardest to help households.
All new laws or government policies will face a new ‘families test’ to make sure they support strong and stable families.
Eric Pickles welcomes latest success of the Troubled Families programme.
Expansion of the Troubled Families programme to help vulnerable younger children from struggling homes get a better chance in life.
The Prime Minister spoke at the Relationships Alliance Summit, held at the Royal College of GPs, on putting families at the centre of domestic policy-making.
The Prime Minister David Cameron sets out new measures to help families, along with a new commitment to put family life at the heart of policy.
New report shows the range of troubled families' problems.
Councils have been praised for turning around the lives of almost 53,000 troubled families in little over 2 years.
Progress in Hertfordshire helping troubled families turn their lives around.
Progress in Portsmouth helping troubled families turn their lives around.
Progress in Bristol helping troubled families turn their lives around.
Progress in Wandsworth (London) helping troubled families turn their lives around.
Progress in North Somerset helping troubled families turn their lives around.
Progress in Wakefield helping troubled families turn their lives around.
PM welcomes the news that 40,000 families have been turned around by this innovative programme, with results doubling in the last 6 months.
Progress in Leicestershire helping troubled families turn their lives around.
Progress in Stockton-on-Tees helping troubled families turn their lives around.
Progress in Stockport helping troubled families turn their lives around.
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