The Department for Education has recently invested £1 million in a national kinship care peer-to-peer support service for England. This is a positive first step towards kinship carers being able to access the support they so desperately need. There’s...
By Janet Kay The Independent Review of Children’s Social Care, announced in January 2021, is calling for ideas to help ensure the children’s social care system in England operates in a...
If you are a kinship carer on a low income or means-tested benefits, did you know you may be entitled to free income grants, charity...
The Department for Education (DfE) has awarded a £1 million contract to charity Kinship for the development and delivery of a peer-to-peer support service for kinship carers across England, as part of a number...
Abby Shardlow, who grew up in the care of her grandmother Val, has been nominated for the prestigious Women of the Future Awards in the...
Fostering in England 2020 - 2021 reveals that over the last few years there has been an increased reliance on family and friends to raise...
Kinship’s 2021 Kinship Care: State of the Nation survey revealed that out of the 1,651 kinship carers who responded, 26% reported experiencing violence from the child they care...
Our advice team has put together facts and resources for kinship carers whose children may be exploring their gender or sexual identity. We understand it...
Chancellor Rishi Sunak today announced his Autumn Budget in the House of Commons. Key points include: Schools in England will receive an extra £4.7bn by...
In response to the publication of the Department for Education’s Review of the Adoption Support Fund (ASF) Covid-19 Scheme, published this week, Kinship is encouraged...
