Transforming troubled lives

A THIRD of Oldham’s most troubled families are being helped to turn their lives around, government figures reveal.

Around 680 of the borough’s households were considered to be in need of help from the Troubled Families programme, due to youth crime, anti-social behaviour, truancy or benefit problems.

Oldham Council is working with 246 of the families to help them get them back to work or school and get their lives back on course.

Launched in 2011, the scheme supports families and challenges poor behaviour.

The Government estimates it spends an average of £75,000 per family each year to counter problems suffred or caused by each family’s members.