David Cameron’s £1.3bn scheme to help Britain’s most troubled families ‘has flopped’

A £1.3BILLION scheme to help ­Britain’s most troubled families has flopped, a report reveals.

David Cameron launched the initiative after the UK-wide riots in 2011.

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The former PM claimed his Troubled Families Programme was a “real Government success”.

He said last year it had “turned around” 98.9 per cent of people it had set out to help.

But a report last night said it has had no real effect on employment prospects, benefits receipt, performance at school, crime or child welfare.

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The study added: “We were unable to find consistent evidence that the programme had any significant or systematic impact.”

The National Institute of Economic and Social Research findings come two days after the Communities Minister Lord Bourne praised the project for “transforming the lives of ­thousands of families”.

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The scheme was initially set up to help 120,000 families before expansion to assist 400,000 more.

Its total cost, to run to 2020, was £1.3billion.

Families needing assistance are identified by local authorities, who get extra cash to help them.