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We have made £500 million available in 2025-26 specifically to support the national rollout of family help, child protection and family network reforms. That nearly doubles direct investment in preventive children’s social care services. That funding will lay the groundwork for children’s social care reform. The Autumn Budget provided £44 million for 2025-26 to support children in kinship and foster care, and £19 million of capital funding to provide safe and suitable homes.