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North West organisations benefit from Bank of Ireland Cost of Living fund

Bank of Ireland UK has announced the three local groups who will benefit from its Cost of Living Fund. Strathfoyle Women’s Activity Group, Kinship Care and Older People North West will receive funding to help through the cost of living crisis. The ...

14 May 2023 at 11:33

Scotland

Sturgeon: It is ‘vital’ kinship carers receive cash support they are entitled to

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has praised kinship carers as she urged them to check they are getting the financial support they are entitled to. Kinship carers are being urged to check if they could be eligible for the Scottish Child Payment, ...

13 Mar 2023 at 13:27

Most children in kinship care living with at least one grandparent, figures show

Children being cared for by relatives other than their parents is most common in the north-east of England, while grandparents feature in the majority of such arrangements across the country, according to new statistics. The total number of ...

26 Sept 2023 at 12:49

First kinship care strategy welcomed despite ‘lacking scale and ambition’

Some kinship carers such as grandparents and siblings are set to be paid an allowance matching foster carers but campaigners said a new overall strategy is lacking the scale, ambition and investment needed. The Government has launched its ...

15 Dec 2023 at 00:01

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Emmerdale star Jay Kontzle says his grandparents gave him a ‘sense of belonging’

Soap actor Jay Kontzle, who said he owes his grandparents everything, is backing a campaign to better support kinship carers to receive “the recognition they deserve”. The 32-year-old, who plays Billy Fletcher in ITV’s Emmerdale, was ...

19 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Give kinship carers paid leave on par with adoptive parents, charity urges

Relatives who step up to look after a child in what is known as kinship care should be given paid leave instead of feeling forced to cut their hours or quit their jobs due to a lack of support, a charity has said. There are more ...

15 Jun 2023 at 00:01

Local News

Derry groups awarded €50,000 through Heart of the Community Fund 2022

The Ireland Funds, the global philanthropic network, has awarded €50,000 in funding to four charitable causes in Derry through its Heart of the Community Fund 2022, which is providing critical and timely funding by responding ...

20 Dec 2022 at 12:33

Scotland

Minister praises contribution of kinship carers as support proposals published

Proposals have been published to provide consistent and fair support for families caring for children unable to live with their parents, as a minister said kinship carers make an “extraordinary contribution to our society”. ...

22 Dec 2025 at 00:01

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