Oral Question·Department for Education
“What steps she is taking to improve support for kinship carers.”
Tabled: 3 December 2024Answered: 9 December 2024
Asked by
Alice Macdonald
Labour (Co-op) — Norwich North
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Education
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Janet Daby)
Supporting kinship placements is critical to deliver our opportunity mission to ensure that children grow up in safe and loving homes. We have recently announced a £40 million package to trial a kinship allowance. The trial will test whether an allowance can support more children to settle with family and friends.