Kinship carers
Kinship carers forced to turn to food banks after taking in vulnerable children
Kinship carers forced to turn to food banks after taking in vulnerable children
The government has announced its “biggest ever investment in support for kinship carers” – but is it enough as so many are struggling to cope financially?
Lack of post-18 kinship care support has almost driven me back into homelessness
Lack of post-18 kinship care support has almost driven me back into homelessness
Kinship care supports thousands of children raised by relatives when parents can’t look after them — but what happens when they turn 18? Honey Alma, raised in kinship care, explains
Kinship carers are sleeping on sofas and floors to keep children out of care, study finds
Kinship carers are sleeping on sofas and floors to keep children out of care, study finds
More than one in 10 kinship carers, who have taken in young family members, are concerned they won’t be able to continue caring for their kinship children in the next year
Kinship carers need financial support. Instead, we’re just left to get on with it
Kinship carers need financial support. Instead, we’re just left to get on with it
‘Love alone doesn’t pay the bills’: Kinship carers plea for financial support amid surging poverty