Family Intervention Project targets ‘problem families’ in Plymouth and Exeter

Two Devonshire cities are taking part in the Family Intervention Project (FIP) scheme which aims to tackle antisocial behaviour and ‘problem families’ by forcing them to mend their ways.

Targeted families could lose their homes if they don’t improve their behaviour.

According to the government, the cost to taxpayers of anti-social families can be between £250,000 and £350,000 a year.

The average cost of counselling each family is expected to be between £8,000 and £15,000 a year.

The government is putting £315,000 into the project in Exeter and £369,000 in Plymouth over two years.

Will it work? Hopefully this is more than simply throwing money at a problem and hoping things will improve. 53 areas across the UK are now involved in the FIP campaign.

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