Even before the pandemic, council leaders were warning of unsustainable pressure on budgets. Part of the solution is investing in kinship care. With greater support and recognition for kinship carers, more children could be cared for by relatives or family friends, which research shows leads to better outcomes for children and families, as well as bringing benefits for society and the economy.
Currently, around 150,000 children in England are being raised by relatives in kinship care – that’s twice as many as in local authority care. Many kinship carers face enormous challenges and manage in spite of, not because of, the limited support that is available, financial and other.
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