Every successful intervention to help a 'troubled family' saves the taxpayer £120,000 on average, it has been claimed. Speaking at the National Housing Federation Conference in Birmingham, New Charter Housing Trust CEO, Ian Munro, said that the cycle of costs associated with dealing with troubled families, such as eviction costs, putting children into care, police work and social services, can be saved if interventions are dealt with properly. New Charter's own scheme to help families, t...