Children's charity Adoption Matters welcomes Government support for self-employed adopters
Support for people adopting children was announced during the Budget.
A children’s charity has welcomed the Government’s plans for a new parental allowance.
Announced as part of the Budget, it will extend financial support to eligible self-employed adopters and employed adopters who are currently unable to access statutory parental payments.
Adoption Matters, which covers Wigan, says that for many years self-employed adopters have faced a financial challenge when taking time away from work to support a child joining their family.
Unlike employed adopters, who can qualify for statutory adoption pay, many self-employed adopters have had little or no financial support available during the crucial early weeks.
Susy White, chief executive of Adoption Matters, said: : “The Government estimates that this new wider package of parental support measures will benefit more than 150,000 parents across Britain each year.
“Adoption Matters looks forward to hearing further details about the implementation of the new parental allowance to ensure adoptive families receive the support they need to provide safe, stable and loving homes for children who need them most.”