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750535

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Troubled Families Programme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 20 March (HL 5929), (1) how many local authorities, through the Troubled Families Programme, have included within their aims (where appropriate) the prevention of parents' relationship instability, and (2) what plans they have to ensure that the Troubled Families Programme takes into account the findings set out in Improving lives: Helping Working Families on the impact of parental worklessness, and associated conflict, on families.
tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
uin	HL667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>We do not routinely collect information about how many local Troubled Families programmes include the prevention of parents' relationship instability. My department is working closely with the Department for Work and Pensions to help local authorities delivering the Troubled Families Programme do more to tackle worklessness and parental conflict.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 19/07/2017 15:28:20 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

709522

registered interest
date	08/03/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Troubled Families Programme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of how many councils’ Troubled Families programmes help parents work through difficulties in their personal relationships as well as their parenting skills.
tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
uin	HL5929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>A survey of key workers found that 82 per cent provide support to address parenting difficulties and issues with their clients at least once a week. Much of the work done with families supports the family, as a whole, to function.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 20/03/2017 13:07:23 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

692468

registered interest
date	21/02/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Troubled Families Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations he has received on the outcomes of Phase two of the Troubled Families programme since its introduction in 2015.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	64805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2017 answer text <p>The current Troubled Families Programme rolled out across all top tier local authorities in England in April 2015 and has funding committed to 2020.</p><p>This programme is subject to a comprehensive national evaluation, which will report at intervals throughout its lifetime. The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government has a statutory duty to report annually to Parliament on the progress of the programme. The first report is due to be published by the end of March 2017 and will include details of the programme’s progress so far.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 01/03/2017 16:24:50 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

686967

registered interest
date	08/02/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Troubled Families Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many families with children aged under five have taken part in the Troubled Families programme; and what proportion of the Troubled Families programme budget has been allocated to support those families in the latest year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	63712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>Following feedback from local authorities, the new Troubled Families programme (2015 – 2020) was designed with a broader set of eligibility criteria than the first programme (2012 – 2015) so that local authorities could work with families with children of all ages, including specifically pre-school age children. Data gathered for the first evaluation showed that around 13 per cent of families taking part in the programme had at least one child under five. Data from the current evaluation shows that the programme includes a larger proportion of families with at least one child under 5 – around 40 per cent of families.</p><p>We do not specify how local authorities should allocate Troubled Families Programme funding. Instead, they have the freedom and flexibility to prioritise the families of the greatest concern and cost locally. Full details of how local authorities are funded can be found in the programme’s Financial Framework:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/409682/Financial_Framework_for_the_Expanded_Troubled_Families_Programme_april_2015.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/409682/Financial_Framework_for_the_Expanded_Troubled_Families_Programme_april_2015.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 23/02/2017 17:43:41 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

678831

registered interest
date	25/01/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Troubled Families Programme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 25 January (HL4381), what was the cost of resolving the errors in the original report; how that cost was met; and what reduction, if any, was made in the fee payable to National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL4983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NISER) resolved the errors made in the original report without drawing any further funding from DCLG. The costs to DCLG in identifying the errors and ensuring that NIESR rectified them were met through existing departmental resource. The peer review of this work was done on a pro bono basis by members of the existing Troubled Families independent advisory group comprising independent academics and analysts from other Government Departments. No reduction was made to the fee paid to NIESR.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 31/01/2017 15:54:49 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

670019

registered interest
date	09/01/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Troubled Families Programme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 23 December 2016 (HL4166), what were the data quality issues in respect of the evaluation of the Troubled Families Programme and how long it took to resolve them.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL4381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2017 answer text <p>In September 2015, quality assurance by analysts in the Department of Communities and Local Government of the dataset for the National Institute of Economic and Social Research's (NIESR) ‘Impact Study’ (one strand of the evaluation of the Troubled Families Programme 2012-2015) revealed significant errors, particularly in NIESR’s handling of the data submitted for the study by some local authorities.</p><p>It took around 11 months, working with NIESR, for these errors to be resolved satisfactorily and the final version of their report to be signed off. This process included making sure all relevant and correct data was included in the study, re-running all of the analysis and carrying out further quality assurance. The quality assurance process was strengthened by the commissioning of an independent peer review undertaken by the University of Cambridge to consider the study's approach to data handling, its analysis and conclusions . That peer review recommended that the report authors include clear statements in the report about how they had handled the data, the assumptions made in their analysis and the limitations of the study’s findings.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 25/01/2017 16:01:24 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

659546

registered interest
date	15/12/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Troubled Families Programme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 20 October (HL1997), whether they will now answer the question whether the fee payable to Ecorys for their evaluation of the Troubled Families Programme has been reduced in the light of the reported problems with methodology and the consequent delay in the completion and publication of their report; and if so, by how much.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL4166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2016 answer text <p>Data-quality issues required necessary quality assurance checks and this delayed the completion of one part of the evaluation whilst the evaluators addressed these issues. However, this did not warrant a reduction in payment as the work was subsequently completed. The outstanding fee payable to Ecorys for delivery of the final set of reports has now been paid in full and the contract concluded.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 23/12/2016 14:55:09 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

632776

registered interest
date	09/11/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Troubled Families Programme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the Troubled Families Programme.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL3174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>The Troubled Families Programme, launched in 2012, was the first national and systematic attempt to help families with multiple problems to improve their lives. We have published an overview (attached) of the first programme here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-first-troubled-families-programme-2012-to-2015-an-overview" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-first-troubled-families-programme-2012-to-2015-an-overview</a></p><p>More than 116,000 families in the first programme have seen significant improvements; with children back in school for a year, reduced youth crime and anti-social behaviour, and over 18,000 adults into work. Recently published evaluation found that the first programme has positively changed the way local authorities assist families with complex problems and has been highly appreciated by families themselves. 86 per cent of families surveyed for the programme’s evaluation reported that the key worker’s involvement had been helpful. Overall, seven in ten (72 per cent) main carer respondents reported feeling better about their future than they had before the involvement of the key worker.</p><p>We are absolutely committed to continuing to help vulnerable families through the new Troubled Families Programme. We have already implemented a number of lessons from the first programme in the design of the new programme and a comprehensive national evaluation will report at intervals during its lifetime.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 17/11/2016 12:29:39 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth attachment 1 file name 161116 The_first_Troubled_Families_Programme_an_overview.pdf title Trobled families programme 2012 - 2015 an overview
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

627440

registered interest
date	02/11/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Troubled Families Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the briefing given by his official spokesperson on 18 October 2016, when he plans to review available evidence on the Troubled Families Programme.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	51696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2016 answer text <p>We are absolutely committed to continuing to help the most vulnerable families in the country.</p><p>When it was launched in 2012, the Troubled Families Programme was the first national and systematic attempt to help families with multiple problems to improve their lives. We know that more than 116,000 families in that programme have seen significant improvements; with children back in school for a year, reduced youth crime and anti-social behaviour, and over 18,000 adults into work. The recently published evaluation found that the first programme has positively changed the way local authorities assist families with complex problems and has been highly appreciated by families themselves. 86 per cent of families surveyed for the programme’s evaluation reported that the key worker’s involvement had been helpful. Overall, seven in ten (72 per cent) main carer respondents reported feeling better about their future than they had before the involvement of the key worker.</p><p>We have already implemented a number of lessons from the first programme in the design of the new programme and a comprehensive national evaluation will report at intervals during its lifetime.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 10/11/2016 16:40:28 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

605816

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Troubled Families Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to respond to the findings of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research evaluation study, No evidence Troubled Families Programme has any significant impact on key objectives, published on 17 October 2016.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	49557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>The National Institute of Economic and Social Research Impact Study was just one of 6 reports comprising the independent evaluation of the first Troubled Families Programme. The evaluation found that the programme had many positive achievements. These include:</p><ul><li>Families feeling more confident and optimistic about being able to cope in the future</li><li>Joining up local services for families by encouraging a single keyworker approach to work with the whole family on all of its problems</li><li>Raising the quality and capacity of local data systems</li><li>Better joint working with partners such as Jobcentre Plus</li></ul><p>The data shows that nearly 120,000 of the families on this programme saw their lives improve – more children attending school, youth crime and anti-social behaviour significantly cut and, in more than 18,000 families, an adult holding down a job. The evaluation does not dispute this fact.</p><p>Unsurprisingly, the ambitious and innovative impact study which used national administrative datasets to track changes in families circumstances over comparatively short time periods, was unable to specifically attribute positive outcomes achieved in employment, youth crime or school attendance to the Troubled Families Programme.</p><p>This was because at that time the level of change achieved was not significantly different from that seen in a group of families not on the programme with whom comparisons were made. This is not the same, however, as saying that the evaluation shows family outcomes did not improve, as some have wrongly inferred.</p><p>Of course, we will continue to review all evidence of how the programme is working, to learn from it and see if there's more we can do to help families facing such multiple problems. In fact, we have already adapted the new programme in a number of ways, including extending the length of time over which family outcomes will be tracked – from 12 months to 5 years.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones grouped question UIN 49361 question first answered 25/10/2016 16:25:39 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones previous answer version 16224 answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis