Why more than a third of grandparent carers are living below the poverty line
There are thought to be 200,000 grandparents taking on the role as full-time carer for their grandchildren. A new survey by Grandparents Plus reveals that more than a third of them are living below the poverty line and struggling to cope, overlooked by children’s services, without respite care, emotional or financial support. Today Grandparents Plus will join forces with other members of the Kinship Care Alliance to lobby Parliament to call for greater recognition, respect and reward for family and friends carers. One grandmother tells Jenni about her struggles to care for her young grandsons. To discuss the wider issues Jenni is joined by Sam Smethers, Chief Executive of Grandparents Plus and Dawn Primarolo MP, Minister of State for Children, Young People and Families.
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