The pilot will launch in the autumn in up to ten local authority areas, where eligible kinship carers with a Special Guardianship Order (SGO) or Child Arrangements Order will receive a sum of money that is equivalent to the fostering National Minimum Allowance.
However, carers in informal kinship arrangements without a legal order will not be eligible.
The charity Kinship welcomes the government’s publication of details of the pilot but is concerned those in informal arrangements will miss out.
“Kinship families who face immense financial and emotional strain have waited a very long time for details about this pilot and when it will begin,” said the charity’s chief executive Lucy Peake.
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