Charity calls for more help for Grandparent carers

It's great that people in Wales are backing grandparent carers.

We're calling on local authorities to give kinship carers, and the children they are raising, the assistance they need. All too often kinship carers are left to bring up vulnerable children without any financial or practical help from their council.

It is time for local authorities and central government to recognise and support the vital role kinship carers play in keeping children out of care because it is both better for children and more cost-effective for the taxpayer.