Troubled families: ‘In my file it says she didn’t want me from birth’

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Published by 24publishing for 24dash.com in Housing and also in Central Government, Communities, Local Government

The words of a mother of five – threatened with eviction over rent arrears and her children’s anti-social behaviour – underline the fact that the problems associated with many of England’s so-called troubled families stretch back to when the parents were children themselves. Interviews with 16 of the 120,000 families identified as 'troubled' are contained in a report – released today by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) – which aims to ident...

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