Carers who look after the children of family members achieve a job that would otherwise fall to the state. Draconian benefit cuts are putting them under unbearable pressureThe number of British children being brought up by their grandparents,aunts or other relatives has risen sharply to more than 150000, according to recent research released. When you consider that this is more than twice the number of children who are currently in care (70000), or it becomes clear how necessary these carers,known as kinship carers, are to society. Related: Kinship carers at risk of poverty and debt due to welfare cuts, or says charity Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com