Petitions/Extend the kinship care allowance pilot to all local authorities
StatusClosed
Opened15 Oct 2025
Closes15 Apr 2026
Government response—
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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Support all local authorities around kinship care, not just 10 pilot local authorities. Kinship carers have struggled for way too long and do it for love, only love doesn’t pay the bills or the extra cost of bringing up a child. How can you Choose 10 local authorities around? Choose them all!

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Constituency engagement ranking

Lola McEvoy
1Lola McEvoy MP
Darlington
81
Alan Strickland
2Alan Strickland MP
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
63
Liz Twist
3Liz Twist MP
Blaydon and Consett
59
Ian Lavery
4Ian Lavery MP
Blyth and Ashington
59
Markus Campbell-Savours
5Markus Campbell-Savours MP
Penrith and Solway
55
Matt Western
6Matt Western MP
Warwick and Leamington
52
Luke Akehurst
7Luke Akehurst MP
North Durham
47
Kate Osborne
8Kate Osborne MP
Jarrow and Gateshead East
46
Alex McIntyre
9Alex McIntyre MP
Gloucester
44
Jo Platt
10Jo Platt MP
Leigh and Atherton
44
Extend the kinship care allowance pilot to all local authorities — Petitions