Councils have committed to start work with 41,835 families across England by the end of this financial year – representing over a third of the 120,000 the prime minister wants to see turned around by the end of this Parliament.
Communities secretary Eric Pickles says the Government’s troubled families programme – which pays councils by results – is on track.
Under the deal with local authorities, the Government will pay councils up to £4,000 per eligible family if they r...
