Kinship carer benefits policy scrapped after court ruling
30th May 2018The government has scrapped its policy of withholding benefits from kinship carers who fall foul of the two-child limit after having a child of their own. The U-turn by the work and pensions secretary, Esther McVey, on Friday comes a…
‘Plunged into poverty’: are kinship carers getting the support they need?
28th February 2018Kinship care is more stable than foster care and, by objective measures, has significantly better outcomes for children. So how do local authorities view it, and how much are they willing – or able – to resource this type of placement?