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Supporting Families

This page shares essential programme delivery and policy guidance for Supporting Families.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities , Department for Education and Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
• Published: 26 March 2021
• Last updated: 25 June 2026
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  1. 25 June 2026

     Added 'Supporting Families spend evaluation: research report' to 'National evaluation and annual report'.

  2. 26 March 2024

     Added Supporting Families - a foundation for family help: Annual report of the Supporting Families programme 2023-2024.

  3. 8 March 2023

     Added Ten years of Supporting Families: Supporting Families programme Annual Report 2022-23; Supporting Families Programme: funding allocations by local authority area 2023-2024; and press notice about the allocations.

  4. 2 April 2022

     Added Supporting Families Programme guidance 2022 to 2025; Early Help System guide; Earned Autonomy prospectus

  5. 31 March 2022

     Added Levelling up for families: annual report of the Supporting Families programme 2021-2022

  6. 3 February 2022

     Added Supporting Families Programme: funding allocations by local authority area 2022-2023.

  7. 26 March 2021

     First published.

Supporting Families helps thousands of families across England to get the help they need to address multiple disadvantages through a whole family approach, delivered by keyworkers, working for local authorities and their partners.

This page shares essential programme delivery and policy guidance for Supporting Families and links to the Supporting Families blog: which contains updates about the programme and presents interesting analysis and perspectives on whole family working.

Read the Supporting Families blog.

Press notice

• Over 100,000 more vulnerable and disadvantaged families to receive support as flagship government scheme marks 10 years
  • 8 March 2023
  • Press release
• Infants, children and families to benefit from boost in support
  • 2 April 2022
  • Press release
• Next phase of £165 million programme for vulnerable families launched
  • 26 March 2021
  • Press release

Policy narrative

• Supporting Families 2021 to 2022 and beyond
  • 26 March 2021
  • Policy paper
• The first Troubled Families Programme 2012 to 2015: an overview
  • 17 October 2016
  • Policy paper

National evaluation and annual report

• Supporting Families spend evaluation: final report
  • 25 June 2026
  • Research and analysis
• Supporting Families - a foundation for family help: Annual report of the Supporting Families programme 2023-2024
  • 26 March 2024
  • Research and analysis
• Ten years of Supporting Families: Supporting Families programme annual report 2022-23
  • 8 March 2023
  • Research and analysis
• Levelling up for families: Annual report of the Supporting Families programme 2021-2022
  • 31 March 2022
  • Research and analysis
• Improving families’ lives: annual report of the Troubled Families Programme 2020 to 2021
  • 29 March 2021
  • Research and analysis
• Building resilient families: third annual report of the Troubled Families Programme 2018 to 2019
  • 28 March 2019
  • Research and analysis
• National evaluation of the Troubled Families Programme 2015 to 2021: further findings
  • 3 June 2020
  • Research and analysis
• National evaluation of the Troubled Families Programme 2015 to 2020: early findings
  • 28 March 2019
  • Research and analysis
• National evaluation of the Troubled Families Programme 2015 to 2020: findings
  • 19 March 2019
  • Research and analysis
• National evaluation of the Troubled Families Programme 2015 to 2020: interim findings
  • 27 March 2018
  • Research and analysis
• National evaluation of the Troubled Families Programme 2015 to 2020: emerging findings
  • 8 December 2017
  • Research and analysis

Programme guidance

• Supporting Families Programme guidance 2022 to 2025
  • 2 April 2022
  • Guidance
• Supporting Families Programme: funding allocations by local authority area 2023-2024
  • 8 March 2023
  • Guidance
• Supporting Families Programme: funding allocations by local authority area 2022-2023
  • 3 February 2022
  • Guidance
• Supporting Families Programme guidance 2021 to 2022
  • 26 March 2021
  • Guidance

Early Help System guide

• Supporting Families: Early Help System guide
  • 2 April 2022
  • Guidance

Local Data Accelerator Fund

• Local Data Accelerator Fund for children and families
  • 26 March 2021
  • Guidance

Earned Autonomy

• Supporting Families: Earned Autonomy prospectus
  • 10 February 2023
  • Guidance