A survey of 1,600 carers by charity Kinship finds that 12 per cent of those asked said they were uncertain about their future ability to care for their kinship child or children due to a lack of financial support as well as difficulties getting their child the mental health support they need.
The results of the survey are included in Kinship’s latest report Breaking point: kinship carers in crisis, which has been published to mark Kinship Care Week (2-8 October).
It adds that more than a quarter of kinship carers surveyed said they are “facing severe challenges” or “at crisis point,” while one in 10 said their household had run out of food within the previous two weeks, and they couldn’t afford to buy more.
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