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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Harry Taylor

One-stop family hubs to be opened in all English council areas

Young children play with interactive toys
Starting next April, 1,000 family hubs will open until every council in England will have one by 2028. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

One-stop shop family hubs will be rolled out across England to give parents advice and support, the government has announced. The centres will offer help with breastfeeding and housing issues, as well as supporting children’s early development and language, ministers said.

The £500m project will open 1,000 centres from April 2026, meaning every council in England will have a family hub by 2028. It will build on the existing family hubs and start for life programme to provide a single point of access for services in health, education and wellbeing.

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