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Wiltshire kinship carers urged to check if they qualify for weekly payments

Grandparents, relatives and friends caring for someone else’s child in Wiltshire could qualify for non-means-tested weekly payments of up to £267.



People in Wiltshire who are looking after someone else’s child are being urged to check whether they could receive weekly financial support of up to £267. Wiltshire Council has launched a campaign to raise awareness of payments available to eligible kinship carers, including grandparents, aunts, uncles, adult siblings, other relatives and close family friends who...

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