People who take in relatives' children should get the same level of support as adoptive parents, a charity has said. Read more:
Research by the Kinship charity found a high proportion of kinship carers were being forced out of work due to not being entitled to paid leavePeople who take in relatives' children should get the same level of support as adoptive parents, a charity has said.
A Department for Education spokesperson said a plan for improving kinship care was due to published. "Time and time again, kinship carers tell us that they have been pushed out of jobs because they stepped up to care for a child who was in need of a stable home."
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