Cwestiwn ysgrifenedig WQ85903
- Gofynnwyd gan
- Jayne BryantLlafur
- I'w ateb gan
- Minister for Health and Social Services
- Cyflwynwyd
- Dyddiad ateb
- Atebwyd
- Amser i'w ateb
- 8 diwrnod
Cwestiwn
Mae'r cwestiwn a'r ateb yn Saesneg gan nad oes fersiwn Gymraeg ar gael.
Will the Minister provide figures on (a) the amount spent and (b) the number of children under 18 who have been supported by early intervention services for families facing adversity, particularly Families First and IAA, and crisis intervention services such as edge-of-care services and child protection services?
Ateb
Atebwyd gan Deputy Minister for Social Services
The Welsh Government is continuing to prioritise the provision of early intervention services for families who are facing adversity and/or have children who may be on the edge of care. We are working with our partners including the third sector and local authorities to help ensure this support is provided to these families.
Edge of Care Services
Since 2017-18, the Welsh Government has provided £5m recurrent funding to local authorities to establish or enhance existing edge of care services and all 22 local authorities now have services in place.
Information received from local authorities indicated that in the first year of implementation these edge of care services supported over 3,600 children to remain within the family unit.
Our current Programme for Government also has a commitment to ‘Provide additional specialist support for children with complex needs who may be on the edge of care’.
Regional Partnership Boards, using the Regional Integration Fund, are now initiating 13 projects where ‘Supporting families to stay together safely and therapeutic support for care experienced children’ is the primary model of care. The total investment put forward to fund these projects is currently around £14,600,000, which is circa. 12% of the total Regional Integration Fund allocation for 2022/23. Regional Partnership Boards have also referenced a further 31 projects that will contribute to the successful development and implementation of that model of care.
Families First and Flying Start
Funding for Families First and Flying Start is part of the Children and Communities Grant (CCG). As such, local authorities have flexibility to determine the level of investment in the programme but must deliver the expected outcomes set out by the CCG. The total amount spent by local authorities since the start of the CCG are set out below.
Families First Spend
Flying Start Spend
2019/20
£34,580,999
£77,533,040
2020/21
£46,675,881
£66,470,005
2021/22
£50,801,326
£68,437,598
Total
£132,058,206
£212,440,644