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Tell Children’s Minister Josh MacAlister: please don’t get this wrong for kinship families | Kinship
Tell Children’s Minister Josh MacAlister: please don’t get this wrong for kinship families | Kinship
Kinship families are desperate for support and the Children’s Minister, Josh MacAlister, knows that - he wrote the Independent Review of Children's Social Care report saying so before he became an MP and government minister. Now he’s Children’s Minister, he has the power to put this right and give kinship families the emotional, practical and financial support they need, but kinship carers are speaking out to say the progress we’ve seen so far from the government risks heading in the wrong direction. The government has made a lot of announcements recently but what’s on the table doesn’t recognise the unique needs of kinship families, and many could be worse off. It feels like the government is heading in the wrong direction and leaving kinship carers behind. Can you send a message to Children’s Minister, Josh MacAlister, and tell him: please don’t get this wrong for kinship families?
Advice guide for kinship carers: Financial allowances pilot - Kinship
Advice guide for kinship carers: Financial allowances pilot - Kinship
Information about the financial allowances pilot for kinship carers, including the local authorities chosen and how the pilot will work.
Government announces financial allowances pilot in seven local authority areas - Kinship
Government announces financial allowances pilot in seven local authority areas - Kinship
Government announcement of financial allowances pilot local authorities
Designing a new right to paid leave for kinship carers - Kinship
Designing a new right to paid leave for kinship carers - Kinship
Read our proposals for a new right to paid leave for kinship carers, designed alongside kinship carers and workplace leaders, to inform the government's parental leave and pay review.
Paid leave on ITV News
Paid leave on ITV News
New statistics show thousands of those who stand in to care for a loved one's child, when the biological parents are unable to keep working. | ITV National News
Paid leave on Good Morning Britain
Paid leave on Good Morning Britain
Challenge your MP to spot the difference between kinship carers and working parents | Kinship
Challenge your MP to spot the difference between kinship carers and working parents | Kinship
All working parents deserve the right support at work but kinship carers, raising the children of family members or friends, have no right to paid leave from work when they take on a child. Many are forced out of work as a result and this is deeply unfair. The government’s parental leave review is underway – and we know they’re considering giving kinship carers paid leave from work. Now is our chance to tell them that kinship carers must not be shut out of paid leave any longer. Will you sign our petition calling on the government to close the gap in the law and give all kinship carers paid leave from work?
ASGSF support and government consultation
ASGSF support and government consultation
Information about the adoption and special guardianship support fund for kinship carers, including how to apply who is eligible.
SURVEY: Pregnant Then Screwed - State of The Nation Survey 2026
SURVEY: Pregnant Then Screwed - State of The Nation Survey 2026
In collaboration with Women in Data®, Pregnant Then Screwed are gathering your experiences of childcare, flexible working, parental leave, and maternity discrimination in the UK. This third survey will track how things are changing, or not, over time.
📖 Using stories to discuss emotions and identity in your kinship family
📖 Using stories to discuss emotions and identity in your kinship family
Information and advice for kinship carers. Learn how to use books and stories to explore subjects like emotional wellbeing and identity.
Join our men's kinship carer support group
Join our men's kinship carer support group
A space for male kinship carers to come together each month. This group is led by Kinship volunteers and meets online using Zoom.
Join a kinship carer peer support group
Join a kinship carer peer support group
Peer support groups provide a way to meet other kinship carers, share experiences and exchange advice. Find your nearest peer support group.
Raising children with diverse ethnic heritage and cultural identity
Raising children with diverse ethnic heritage and cultural identity
Our free workshops, training and events are run online and in-person. They help kinship carers navigate a complex system.
Vote for Kinship in the Charity Film Awards
Vote for Kinship in the Charity Film Awards
The Smiley Charity Film Awards is the world’s biggest campaign to promote cause-based films. Nearly half a million members of the public have voted in the…
Listen to Al Coates on BBC Radio 4
Listen to Al Coates on BBC Radio 4
Around 100 are injured, with "several nationalities" involved.
Managing challenging behaviour in kinship families advice
Managing challenging behaviour in kinship families advice
Information and advice for kinship carers on how to deal with challenging behaviour in kinship children you care for.
Breakfast - 20/12/2025 - BBC iPlayer
Breakfast - 20/12/2025 - BBC iPlayer
Look North (Yorkshire) - Evening News: 15/12/2025 - BBC iPlayer
Look North (Yorkshire) - Evening News: 15/12/2025 - BBC iPlayer
Quick poll on paid leave from work for kinship carers
Quick poll on paid leave from work for kinship carers
Sign the petition: give kinship carers paid leave from work
Sign the petition: give kinship carers paid leave from work
Help with school costs for kinship families
Help with school costs for kinship families
Virtual schools – how they support kinship children and carers
Virtual schools – how they support kinship children and carers
Supporting your child at school workshop
Supporting your child at school workshop
Childcare and education advice collection
Childcare and education advice collection
Help with energy bills
Help with energy bills
Succession star Brian Cox’s powerful U-turn call on adopted kids therapy fund cuts - The Mirror
Succession star Brian Cox’s powerful U-turn call on adopted kids therapy fund cuts - The Mirror
Financial allowances - frequently asked questions
Financial allowances - frequently asked questions
Men’s Kinship Carers Group
Men’s Kinship Carers Group
Free training and events for kinship carers for mental health support
Free training and events for kinship carers for mental health support
Helpful organisations for mental health support
Helpful organisations for mental health support
I'm almost homeless due to lack of post-18 kinship care support - Big Issue
I'm almost homeless due to lack of post-18 kinship care support - Big Issue
Raising children with diverse ethnic heritage and cultural identity free online workshop
Raising children with diverse ethnic heritage and cultural identity free online workshop
Peer support groups for Black kinship carers
Peer support groups for Black kinship carers
Free information events for kinship carers
Free information events for kinship carers
Join our Kinship Community
Join our Kinship Community
Donate to Kinship
Donate to Kinship
Pupil premium plus information guide
Pupil premium plus information guide
SEND support
SEND support
Kinship Roadshows
Book your place for a Kinship Roadshow
Book your place for a Kinship Roadshow
Connect with other kinship carers
In-person Kinship support groups ☕
In-person Kinship support groups ☕
Online Kinship support groups 💻
Online Kinship support groups 💻
Join our Kinship Community 💌
Join our Kinship Community 💌
Talk to a kinship carer over the phone 📞
Talk to a kinship carer over the phone 📞
Advice and information
Supporting a young person exploring their sexual orientation or gender identity
Supporting a young person exploring their sexual orientation or gender identity
Free in-person workshops for kinship carers
Free in-person workshops for kinship carers
Free online workshops for kinship carers
Free online workshops for kinship carers
Navigate your kinship journey with our Kinship Compass
Navigate your kinship journey with our Kinship Compass
What is kinship care?
What is kinship care?
Access specialist information and advice on our website
Access specialist information and advice on our website
#ValueOurLove
#ValueOurLove: Join the campaign 💛
#ValueOurLove: Join the campaign 💛
Become a Kinship Campaign Champion
Become a Kinship Campaign Champion
Find out how many kinship carers there are in your constituency 🗺️
Find out how many kinship carers there are in your constituency 🗺️
Kinship in the news
Daily Mail: Davina McCall's kinship care story
Daily Mail: Davina McCall's kinship care story
Big Issue: Poppy's kinship care story
Big Issue: Poppy's kinship care story
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Become a volunteer at Kinship 🙋
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