Government reveals more info about kinship financial allowances pilot

Kinship is pleased that the government is today finally revealing more details about the long-awaited £40 million pilot of financial allowances for kinship carers in up to 10 local authority areas in England, following last week’s Spending Review.  

The Department for Education has confirmed that the pilot due to launch in Autumn will provide some financial support for eligible kinship families for just over a three year period. 

The Kinship Allowance Pilot aims to discover whether providing kinship carers with lifechanging financial support will help keep children within loving stable families and out of the overstretched care system. Read the full article below.

https://kinship.org.uk/our-work-and-impact/news/pilot-of-financial-allowances-for-kinship-carers-has-been-announced/