Marsham Street expects to make further payments by results as part of its Troubled Families programme despite criticisms of its financial framework.
A Department for Communities and Local Government-commissioned assessment undertaken by consultancy Ecorys – finally published last month – found the framework and targets used were ‘contentious in many local areas and were thought to have resulted in certain perverse incentives’.
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