Inequalities in early childhood development begin before birth. How can we leverage existing data to identify and support families most in need?

Nesta have been collaborating with Camden Council to support and evaluate an innovative pilot providing a £500 cash grant to low-income parents-to-be, alongside a personalised introduction to local Family Hubs. Together with Camden Council and the Central North West London NHS Trust, we are exploring the potential of combining NHS data, which tells us who is pregnant, and local authority data, which tells us which families receive means-tested benefits. By linking these two datasets, we are delivering a pilot which proactively offers support to low-income families during pregnancy, without them needing to apply for it.

Join us on Tuesday 9 September 12:00-13:00 BST for an online webinar where you will learn more about the project and the innovative approaches implemented.

Hear a summary of what the pilot involves and why it was needed from Cllr Camron Aref-Adib, Cabinet Member for Finance and Cost of Living, London Borough of Camden.

Our event chair Moria Sloan, Deputy Director of the fairer start mission at Nesta, will then invite Mary-Alice Doyle, Principal Researcher for the fairer start mission at Nesta, Jun Nakagawa, Behavioural Insights Lead at London Borough of Camden and a family navigator at London Borough of Camden to discuss the project, how it was designed, the opportunities and challenges it presents and how to implement it in other local authorities.

This online event will focus on how local authorities can proactively support families, and will also be of interest to intervention developers and those in the charitable sector who work in child development.

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