Question follow-through · 16180

Kinship Care: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2024 to Question 14130, whether the local authorities to take part in the kinship allowance trial have been selected.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
26 Nov 2024
Target answer date
28 Nov 2024
Answer
2 Dec 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 26 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2024 to Question 14130, whether the local authorities to take part in the kinship allowance trial have been selected.

  2. 28 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    The government has recently announced a £40 million package to trial a new Kinship Allowance in up to 10 local authorities to test whether paying an allowance to cover the additional costs of supporting the child can help increase the number of children t...

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