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Give kinship carers equal financial & legal support to foster carers

Submitted by Paige Hill on Saturday 31st January 2026

Published on Tuesday 10th March 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Thursday 10th September 2026

Current Signatures: 211
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Tagged with

Benefits ~ Children ~ concerns ~ Court Order ~ Courts ~ crisis ~ Denying ~ Ensure ~ Entitled ~ Equal ~ family breakdown ~ Forced ~ Foster ~ Housing ~ keeping ~ Legal Aid ~ Legal support ~ Postcode Lottery ~ Poverty ~ Saving ~ Stability ~ Steps ~ The State

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 211 signatures in total, with signatories from 134 constituencies. That makes it the 670th most popular open petition, and the 15,766th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 30% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 6% (low).

Signatures by Constituency

Signatures by Region

Signatures by Country

Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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