Question follow-through · 13015

Kinship Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support children in kinship care.

answeredDepartment for Education

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A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body: Department for Education
Tabled: 6 Nov 2024
Target answer date: 11 Nov 2024
Answer: 13 Nov 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

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Recorded timeline

6 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support children in kinship care.
11 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Nov 2024
Answer published
Through the Autumn Budget 2024, the government announced £40 million to trial a new kinship allowance in up to ten local authorities. This will test whether paying an allowance to cover certain costs, such as supporting a child to settle into a new home w...

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