Kinship Care
Commons · Question 13015 · Tabled 6 Nov 2024 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Ian Byrne
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support children in kinship care.
Answer
Answered by Janet Daby, 13 Nov 2024
Through the Autumn Budget 2024, the government announced £40 million to trial a new kinship allowance in up to ten local authorities. This will test whether paying an allowance to cover certain costs, such as supporting a child to settle into a new home w...