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Many thanks to Dottie for alerting me to this and for finding the references.

In the Guardian today:

Kinship carers in England to be given financial support in government pilot – Charities hail ‘groundbreaking’ scheme for grandparents and others who take full parental responsibility for a child.

‘Ground-breaking’ eh? Nothing like it before or anywhere else in the UK then? BBC Scotland must be drafting something for Anas Sarwar to say about it?

But wait, since 2009, seventeen years ago, Scotland began to pay kinship carers.

The situation now:

Scotland offers a uniform national minimum across all areas, ensuring equity for kinship carers (similar to fosters).¹ England lacks this for non-foster kinship, leading to disparities.²

Scotland’s rates align closely with England’s. Scotland includes more kinship types without means-testing. Scotland’s system is more comprehensive and rights-based, while England’s is evolving through pilots to address gaps.³

Sources:

1. https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-recommended-allowance-for-foster-and-kinship-carers-information-for-carers-and-professionals
2. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/27/kinship-carers-in-england-to-be-given-financial-support-in-government-pilot
3. https://www.celcis.org/application/files/6215/8506/1865/Inform_Kinship_Briefing_March_2020_FINAL.pdf

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