More funding unlocked to support families in Cambridgeshire
The UK government have given Cambridge council an extra £412,000
The UK government have given Cambridge council an extra 412,000 pounds after helping more than 500 families last year.
It comes thanks to their Supporting Families team exceeding their annual target set by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
Supporting Families is national programme which aims to help thousands of families across England to address multiple needs through a whole family approach.
All their hard work now means that the Council will now receive the additional grant funding which can be spent on local services ranging from universal offers to more targeted interventions.
A proportion of the funding is given at the beginning of the financial year and then quarterly payments via the ‘payment by results’ element of the programme for proven family outcomes.
Cllr Bryony Goodliffe, Chair of the County Council’s Children and Young People’s Committee said:
“I am very proud of the Supporting Families and Targeted Support Teams and they should be equally proud of themselves. The extra funding will enable them to continue this vital work, but most importantly it is the families who benefit most from the hard work and expertise of our staff and partners.”
Cllr Michael Atkins, Vice-Chair of the Children and Young People’s Committee added: “This is an impressive achievement and not the first time the Supporting Families team has met challenging targets in evidencing the work CCC and partners are doing to support vulnerable families. It is important to point out that the teams across the partnership are supporting many more families than the targets set and their ongoing work is vital. Congratulations to everyone involved.”
Total funding for Cambridgeshire this year has amounted to £1.151m, with associated increases in forthcoming years if the authority meets those targets too – helping 834 families in 2023/24.