Kinship carers are wider family and friends - including grandparents, aunts, uncles, brothers and sisters - who step up for children when they cannot stay at home. It’s estimated that 180,000 children in the UK are being raised by kinship carers. Many would otherwise be raised by strangers within a children’s social care system which is in crisis.
Family Rights Group’s Six Tests:
To enable kinship carers to step forward and to ensure every child gets the support they need to thrive, the national strategy should deliver on the following six areas. Action to address inequalities, including on race and disability, should run throughout.
1. An inclusive definition of kinship care written into primary legislation
2. Independent specialist advice for (prospective) kinship carers to make informed decisions
3. Paid employment leave and protections for kinship carers
4. A fair system of financial support for kinship households nationwide
5. Educational support for children and young people raised in kinship care until the age of 25
6. Access to therapeutic and mental health support for all kinship children
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