Supporting families programme

Supporting families outcomes framework

The national supporting families outcomes framework has 10 main outcomes:

  • Getting a good education
  • Good early years development
  • Improved mental and physical health
  • Better managed substance use
  • Improved family relationships
  • Children safe from abuse and exploitation
  • Families diverted from crime
  • Safe from domestic abuse
  • Secure housing
  • Financial stability

Below these outcomes are descriptors of the family needs that make up the eligibility criteria and suggested data sources for identifying families with these needs.

To be eligible under supporting families, each family must include dependent children and/or expectant parents. Each family must also demonstrate a minimum of three eligibility criteria or family needs as set out in the national framework.

Find out more about the supporting families outcomes framework