This recognition is long overdue. Through the efforts of kinship carer campaigners, there’s more political interest in kinship care and support for kinship families than ever before.
As outlined in Kinship’s manifesto tracker, the Conservatives have committed to “prioritising keeping families together where that’s best for the child through our Kinship Care Strategy”, whilst Labour has pledged to “work with local government to support children in care, including through kinship, foster care, and adoption”.
Meanwhile, building on active support from parliamentary champion and party education spokesperson Munira Wilson MP, the Liberal Democrat manifesto outlines an ambition to develop a weekly allowance for all kinship carers, extend Pupil Premium Plus to kinship children, and introduce paid employment leave for kinship carers.
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