Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 13015

Kinship Care

Tabled: 6 November 2024

Answered: 13 November 2024

Question

Ian Byrne

Labour — Liverpool West Derby

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support children in kinship care.

Answer

Janet Daby

Through the Autumn Budget 2024, the government announced £40 million to trial a new kinship allowance in up to ten local authorities. This will test whether paying an allowance to cover certain costs, such as supporting a child to settle into a new home w...

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