Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 31511

Kinship Care: Finance

Tabled: 13 February 2025

Answered: 25 February 2025

Question

Dr Luke Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2025 to Question 22689 on Carers: Social Security Benefits, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Kinship Allowance Trial on investment in kinship care

Answer

Janet Daby

As previously mentioned, the government has recently announced a £40 million package to trial a new kinship allowance. The pilot will begin in 2025, and the department will evaluate the pilot to build an evidence base on how best to deliver financial supp...

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