Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 18430

Kinship Care: Finance

Tabled: 6 December 2024
Answered: 16 December 2024

Question

Blake Stephenson

Conservative — Mid Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to carry out kinship carers pilot trials in eight local authority areas.

Answer

Janet Daby
Through the Autumn Budget 2024, this government announced a £40 million package to trial a new kinship allowance in up to 10 local authorities to test whether paying an allowance to cover the additional costs of supporting the child can help increase the ...
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