Chapter 7: Children living with kinship carers1. What is kinship care2. Financial help from the local authoritySection 22 paymentsSection 50 paymentsRegulation 33/Section 110 paymentsKinship care allowances guidanceImpact on benefits and tax credits3. Benefits and tax credits if a child is not looked afterChild benefit and guardian’s allowanceChild benefitGuardian’s allowanceMeans-tested benefitsUniversal creditIncome supportIncome-related employment and support allowanceJobseeker’s allowancePension creditHousing benefit and council tax reductionScottish child paymentNon-means-tested benefitsDisability benefitsCarer’s allowanceTax creditsChild tax creditWorking tax creditThe effect of local authority paymentsOther benefitsScottish Welfare Fund paymentsBest Start grantHealth benefits4. Benefits and tax credits if a child is looked afterChild benefit and guardian’s allowanceMeans-tested benefitsUniversal creditIncome supportIncome-related employment and support allowanceJobseeker’s allowancePension creditHousing benefit and council tax reductionScottish child paymentNon-means-tested benefitsChild disability paymentCarer’s allowanceTax creditsChild tax creditWorking tax creditNational insurance creditsOther benefitsIf a child is being cared for permanently, or for a considerable period, by extended family members or by friends, often called ‘kinship care’, issues about financial support can arise. Some kinship carers get financial support from the local authority, others do not. Kinship carers may be able to claim benefits and tax credits for the child for whom they care. Benefits and tax credits that a kinship carer claims for themself may also be affected by the care arrangements.