Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 51884

Kinship Care: Finance

Tabled: 13 May 2025
Answered: 21 May 2025

Question

Suella Braverman

Reform UKFareham and Waterlooville

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to increase the foster care allowance for children in kinship care.

Answer

Janet Daby
The government recognises the important role that kinship carers play in caring for some of the most vulnerable children. They often take on this role at a time when they were least expecting to raise a family, and the department recognises the challenges...

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