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The Kinship advice team are specialists in supporting kinship carers across England and Wales. We can support you wherever you are in your kinship journey.
From thinking about becoming a kinship carer to supporting you as you care for your kinship child or children – we’re here for you.
Life can be overwhelming. We’ll give you advice and information to try and make your life as a kinship carer a bit easier. Kinship is non-judgemental. We’re friendly and we’ll help you navigate a sometimes complex and confusing system.
Please note that our advice phone line is temporarily closed. This is to enable our small advice team to manage a period of unprecedented demand.
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The response waiting time is currently 14 to 21 days. We are working hard to bring that time down, and one of our advisers will get back to you as soon as possible. If you have not received a response from us within 21 days, please check your junk or spam inbox for a reply.
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