
Support all local authorities around kinship care, not just 10 pilot local authorities. Kinship carers have struggled for way too long and do it for love, only love doesn’t pay the bills or the extra cost of bringing up a child. How can you Choose 10 local authorities around? Choose them all!
Steve Reed
Housing Secretary
Increase the fostering allowance to support fostered children
Give families an additional tax-free allowance for each child
Increase funding to Local Authorities for home-educated children with safeguards
Increase the Carer’s Allowance to equal 35 hours at minimum wage
Change childcare funding eligibility to be based on household income up to £200k
Support all local authorities around kinship care, not just 10 pilot local authorities. Kinship carers have struggled for way too long and do it for love, only love doesn’t pay the bills or the extra cost of bringing up a child. How can you Choose 10 local authorities around? Choose them all!
Increase the fostering allowance to support fostered children
Give families an additional tax-free allowance for each child
Increase funding to Local Authorities for home-educated children with safeguards
Increase the Carer’s Allowance to equal 35 hours at minimum wage
Change childcare funding eligibility to be based on household income up to £200k