In a speech last week in reaction to the riots and looting, the Prime Minister said he intended to put ‘rocket boosters’ under the programme, which is intended to help the 120,000 families in the country who have multiple and complex social, health and economic problems.
Mr Cameron unveiled plans for the scheme that will be led by Emma Harrison, head of welfare-to-work training company A4e, last December (News, 15 December 2010).
The Prime Minister admitted that bureaucracy had got in the way of launching the programme, but he intended to help troubled families get back on track by the end of the current Parliament.
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