Family support spending recovers following years of stagnation, data shows

English councils have increased spending on family support services since the start of the decade following years of stagnation, an analysis has found.
Annual real-terms spending grew by 21% from 2020-21 to 2023-24, compared with 2% from 2014-15 to 2020-21, found research on early intervention funding carried out for the Children’s Charities Coalition (Action for Children, Barnardo’s, the Children’s Society, National Children’s Bureau and NSPCC).
The analysis, by res