Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 15280

Kinship Care: Finance

Tabled: 20 November 2024

Answered: 28 November 2024

Question

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the financial support available to kinship carers.

Answer

Janet Daby

The government recognises the important role that kinship carers play in caring for some of the most vulnerable children.The government recently announced a £40 million package to trial a new Kinship Allowance in up to ten local authorities to test whethe...

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