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UK Kinship Carers Struggle Amid Rising Child-Rearing Costs
12/28/2025
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Story summary
- Kinship carers in the UK face severe challenges and poverty due to inadequate support.
- About 141,000 children are raised by relatives or friends.
- Leasa, a kinship carer, sacrificed living space to house relatives.
- The cost of raising a child has surged to £250,000.
- New UK initiatives aim to improve support for kinship families.
