Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 14259

Foster Care and Kinship Care: Finance

Tabled: 13 November 2024

Answered: 22 November 2024

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made a comparative assessment of financial support available to (a) kinship and (b) foster carers.

Answer

Janet Daby

Statutory guidance issued to local authorities makes it clear that children and young people should receive the support that they and their carers need to safeguard and promote their welfare.As local authorities know their carers best, they have the power...

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