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  • 85,000 troubled families have had their lives turned around

    The government's Troubled Families programme has now helped turn around the lives of over 85,000 of the hardest to help households.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • First ever ‘families test’ for government published

    All new laws or government policies will face a new ‘families test’ to make sure they support strong and stable families.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Troubled Families programme turning 117,000 lives around

    Eric Pickles welcomes latest success of the Troubled Families programme.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Troubled Families programme expanded to help younger children

    Expansion of the Troubled Families programme to help vulnerable younger children from struggling homes get a better chance in life.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • David Cameron on families

    The Prime Minister spoke at the Relationships Alliance Summit, held at the Royal College of GPs, on putting families at the centre of domestic policy-making.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government will do more to support families to stay together

    The Prime Minister David Cameron sets out new measures to help families, along with a new commitment to put family life at the heart of policy.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Study shows scale of troubled families' problems

    New report shows the range of troubled families' problems.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 53,000 troubled families' lives turned around

    Councils have been praised for turning around the lives of almost 53,000 troubled families in little over 2 years.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Troubled families: Hertfordshire

    Progress in Hertfordshire helping troubled families turn their lives around.

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  • Troubled families: Portsmouth

    Progress in Portsmouth helping troubled families turn their lives around.

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  • Troubled families: Bristol

    Progress in Bristol helping troubled families turn their lives around.

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  • Troubled families: Wandsworth

    Progress in Wandsworth (London) helping troubled families turn their lives around.

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  • Troubled families: North Somerset

    Progress in North Somerset helping troubled families turn their lives around.

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  • Troubled families: Wakefield

    Progress in Wakefield helping troubled families turn their lives around.

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  • Prime Minister welcomes troubled families progress

    PM welcomes the news that 40,000 families have been turned around by this innovative programme, with results doubling in the last 6 months.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Troubled families: Leicestershire

    Progress in Leicestershire helping troubled families turn their lives around.

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  • Troubled families: Stockton-on-Tees

    Progress in Stockton-on-Tees helping troubled families turn their lives around.

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  • Troubled families: Stockport

    Progress in Stockport helping troubled families turn their lives around.

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  • £410 million for council services that put people first

    Eric Pickles announces £410 million in funding to help councils transform the way they run local services to put the user first.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Women’s Aid conference

    Louise Casey's speech 'child abuse and domestic violence - time for early intervention?' to the Women's Aid conference.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government