The Troubled Families Programme (TFP) is a programme in England administered by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). The programme conducts targeted interventions for families experiencing multiple problems, including crime, anti-social behaviour, truancy, unemployment, mental health problems and domestic abuse. This briefing examines the TFP since 2012, details MHCLG evaluations of the programme, and describes recent commentary and potential future directions for the programme.
Documents to download
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Unemployment by Constituency, October 2015 (2 MB, PDF)
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Supporting documents
- Data for all constituencies (146 KB, Excel Spreadsheet) (146 KB, Excel Spreadsheet)
This paper contains labour market figures for parliamentary constituencies, as well as a summary of the latest national and regional statistics.
- The number of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance or not in work and claiming Universal Credit increased by 4,600 between August and September 2015, to 796,200.
- The unemployment rate was 5.4% in June-August 2015. The ILO measure of unemployment was 1.77 million people, down 79,000 from the previous quarter and down 198,000 from the previous year.
- The number of people in employment was 31.12 million in June-August 2015, up 140,000 from the previous quarter and up 359,000 from the previous year. The employment rate was 73.6%, the highest since comparable records began in 1971.
- Average weekly total pay in Great Britain increased by 3.0% in the three months to August 2015 compared with the previous year. Regular pay (excluding bonuses) grew by 2.8%. CPI inflation averaged to 0.1% over this period.
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Documents to download
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Unemployment by Constituency, October 2015 (2 MB, PDF)
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Supporting documents
- Data for all constituencies (146 KB, Excel Spreadsheet) (146 KB, Excel Spreadsheet)
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