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A new poll of our community of kinship carers has revealed that 6 in 10 kinship carers are worried about being able to afford Christmas presents for the children in their care.

Kinship responds to the introduction of the government's Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill in Parliament on 17 December 2024.

Read our full response to the government's announcement about planned children's social care reform, including comments from our CEO.

Read our response to the Department for Education's new figures on children looked after (including adoption) in England, 2023 to 2024.

Kinship is delighted to announce Caroline Abrahams as Chair of Trustees, providing strategic leadership at Kinship to transform the lives of kinship families. Read her reflections on her appointment.

Read our response to the Government's Autumn Budget 2024, and find out more about the introduction of a trial kinship allowance in England.

Kinship Care Week 2024 brought with it a number of announcements of relevance to kinship care policy and practice in England, including the publication of updated statutory guidance. But what exactly is new, and what does it all mean?

The UK Government has announced that the forthcoming Budget on Wednesday 30 October will include £44 million funding to support kinship and foster carers in England.

Kinship has published the summary of a report into the experiences of kinship carers from Black and Asian communities, based on findings from a research project with the Rees Centre at Oxford University, supported by the KPMG Foundation.

The Secretary of State for Education said kinship carers "will not be forgotten by this Government" in front of an audience of over 170 people at a #ValueOurLove parliamentary reception.

'Make or Break' shares key findings from Kinship’s 2024 annual survey of more than 1,300 kinship carers.

Kinship’s new research shows that a lack of financial and other support is stopping kinship foster carers moving to kinship arrangements outside the care system.

Kinship’s new report Forgotten: Support for kinship children’s education and mental health highlights that children in kinship care are often suffering from life-changing trauma with no support.

Following recent events in Southport and the huge impact on communities across the country, Kinship issue a statement on disorder and racism.

New Education Minister Janet Daby met with a group of kinship carers yesterday to hear emotional stories of children being raised by relatives and family friends.

Kinship Chief Executive, Dr Lucy Peake, has been awarded a Churchill Fellowship to carry out research into kinship support in the USA.

Kinship launches its #ValueOurLove campaign manifesto ahead of the 2024 UK General Election, calling for more support for kinship carers.

Janet Kay, a Kinship trustee and support group volunteer, was awarded an OBE as part of HM King Charles III's New Years Honours.

Davina McCall shines a light on kinship care and Kinship’s work in a new Comic Relief film ahead of Red Nose Day.

The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, publicly praised the contribution of the nation’s kinship carers for the first time today, during Prime Ministers Questions at Westminster.

The Department for Education has today published the first ever National Kinship Care Strategy for England.