Today, the Children’s Charities Coalition is launching our annual report on children's services spending, in partnership with Pro-Bono Economics.
The analysis found that early intervention spending on children’s social care has dropped by almost half since 2010/11. For the first time, more is being spent on residential care placements than the entire early intervention budget.
Years of decline in spending on early intervention services such as children’s centres and family hubs has left families without crucial early help. This means that too often, families are in crisis and growing numbers of children are entering care.
The care system has reached a tipping point, and it is children and families who are carrying the burden of disappearing early help. It is time to turn the tide.
The Children’s Charities Coalition is calling for a cross-Government response to bring about urgent reform of the children’s social care system, as well as investment in the Autumn budget to prioritise early intervention.
The final report is attached, and can also be read here:
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