Councils will be able to use government money to send struggling families on holiday as part of efforts to reduce record numbers of children going into care, it has emerged.
In a bid to identify the best ways to prevent children being removed from their families, social workers will be handed “significant funds” to spend in “creative ways” as part of a Department for Education initiative. Suggestions for how the money could be used include family breaks, redecorating the home, or covering the cost of childcare. To read more, please click here.
Source: Community Care