Both Labour and the Liberal Democrats are backing the Foundation, with party leaders Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg providing their endorsements.
The foundation has been set up in response to two independent reports for the Government by Labour MP Graham Allen on the importance of early intervention in tackling the causes of social and emotional problems in babies, children and young people.
Its establishment is part of a drive from across the political spectrum to target social problems early on to save taxpayers’ money in the longterm.
The Government has estimated that the cost of providing support to 120,000 ‘troubled families’ in England is £9 billion a year in public services, based on the cost of providing health visitors, social services, job centre staff, housing officers, drug and alcohol teams, and others.
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