Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 7676

Special Guardianship Orders: Carers' Benefits

Tabled: 7 October 2024
Answered: 10 October 2024
Named Day

Question

Jayne Kirkham

Labour (Co-op)Truro and Falmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to ensure a consistent approach to calculating special guardianship allowances.

Answer

Janet Daby
The department recognises the valuable and important role that kinship carers, including special guardians, play in caring for some of the most vulnerable children. The government is committed to working with local government to support children in care, ...

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