PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Children: Social Services (12 January 2022)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to support early intervention services in children's social care.
Asked by:
Sarah Green (Liberal Democrat)
Asked by:
Sarah Green (Liberal Democrat)
Answer
In the autumn budget a combined Department for Education, Department of Health and Social Care, and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities package of £500 million for Early Help was announced. This includes a £300 million package to transform ‘Start for Life’ services and create a network of family hubs in half of council areas in England and a £200 million uplift to the Supporting Families programme.
The additional funding for Supporting Families takes the total investment to £695 million over the next 3 years, around a 40% real-terms uplift in funding for the programme by 2024-25.
Answered by:
Will Quince (Conservative)
17 January 2022
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