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Kinship carers 'plunged into poverty' during coronavirus crisis

2 mins read Social Care Coronavirus
A quarter of kinship carers face financial hardship that has worsened as a result of the coronavirus crisis, a cross-party taskforce of MPs and peers has said.
Kinship carers have reported recieving very little government support. Picture: Adobe Stock
Kinship carers have reported recieving very little government support. Picture: Adobe Stock

New research carried out by charity Family Rights Group on behalf of the parliamentary taskforce on kinship care revealed many carers were struggling financially due to increased spending on food, utility bills and other essential items.

For some, the extra expenditure had come at the same time as their household income had fallen due to their employment circumstances being affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, the charity said.

The report’s findings have been published to support a letter signed by the cross-party group calling on the Prime Minister to take urgent action to relieve financial pressure on kinship families by creating a crisis fund.

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