Research and analysis

Evaluation of shared outcomes fund 2: family hubs transformation fund

Developing the evidence base for family hubs – how local authorities that did not have a family hub model could manage the transition to one.

From:
Department for Education
Published
7 July 2025

Applies to England

Documents

Evaluation of the shared outcomes fund 2: family hubs transformation fund

Ref: ISBN 978-1-83870-674-6, RR1540

PDF, 1.5 MB, 146 pages

Details

In autumn 2022, the Department for Education (DfE) awarded £12 million in family hubs transformation funding to 13 local authorities in England to open family hubs.

DfE commissioned Ecorys UK to carry out a mixed-method, process-only evaluation of the fund. This was done in partnership with:

  • Starks Consulting
  • Clarissa White Research
  • Research in Practice
  • Professor Jane Barlow at the University of Oxford

The overarching aim was to develop the evidence base for family hubs, with a specific emphasis on how local authorities that did not have a family hub model could best manage the transition towards one. 

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Published 7 July 2025

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