| Heading: |
Kinship Care |
| Question ID: |
1809169 |
| UIN: |
57218 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-04 |
| Asking Member ID: |
1506 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Andrew Gwynne
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| Asking Member handle: |
GwynneMP
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@GwynneMP
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle disparities in (a) financial allowances, (b) access to legal aid and (c) other forms of support available to kinship carers arising from (i) differe |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-13 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4698 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Janet Daby
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| Answering Member handle: |
JanetDaby
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@JanetDaby
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| Answer text: |
The government announced a £40 million package to trial a new kinship allowance, which will begin in autumn 2025. We will evaluate the pilot to build an evidence base on how best to deliver financial support for kinship families.Through the Children’s Wel... |
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| Answering body ID: |
60 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Education |
| Tweeted: |
true |