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Kinship Care: Finance

Commons · Question 19527 · Tabled 11 Dec 2024 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 19 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Charlotte Cane

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will provide additional funding to help support kinship carers.

Answer

Answered by Janet Daby, 19 Dec 2024

The government recognises the important role that kinship carers play in caring for some of the most vulnerable children. On 27 October 2024, the government announced a £40 million package to trial a new Kinship Allowance in up to ten local authorities to...