Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average expenditure on a troubled family under the revised system that began in 2015 has been to date.

The Troubled Families Programme pays local authorities a maximum of £1,800 for direct work with each family. This is made up of two parts: up-front funding of £1,000 per family and a results-based payment of £800 if a family achieves certain sustained positive outcomes. This amount is unlikely to reflect the total amount spent on a family because local public service partners will invest additional funding depending on their local arrangements and the levels of support a family may require.