Supporting families
Source: DfE
Date published: 9 June 2025
The Department for Education (DfE) has published a report summarising learning from the delivery of the final year of the Supporting families programme in England. Supporting families ran from April 2012 to March 2025. The programme promoted a whole family approach to helping families with multiple needs. Data collected from English local authorities for 2024/25 reveals that: in 2024/25, 104,761 families were supported to achieve a successful family outcome; Supporting families achieved a total of 858,179 successful family outcomes between 2012-2025; and the programme delivered research and evaluation into early help, and supported local system transformation and improvements to local data systems.
Download the report: Supporting Families programme: annual report 2024 to 2025