The move comes as a survey reveals that more than four in five kinship carers feel they must either quit their job or reduce their hours when they care for a child.
This is leading to many kinship families living in poverty and costing the UK economy more in benefits and lost taxation from their income, according to the charity Kinship, which has carried out the survey.
A National Kinship Care strategy is expected to the published by the government by the end of 2023 and the charity wants this to include a commitment around statutory paid leave for kinship careers that is on a par with adoptive parents.
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