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 benefits3. Benefits if a child is not looked afterChild benefit and guardian’s allowanceChild benefitGuardian’s allowanceMeans-tested benefitsUniversal creditIncome-related employment and support allowancePension creditHousing benefitScottish child paymentNon-means-tested benefitsDisability benefitsCarer support paymentOther benefitsScottish Welfare Fund paymentsBest Start grant4. Benefits if a child is looked afterChild benefit and guardian’s allowanceMeans-tested benefitsUniversal creditIncome-related employment and support allowancePension creditHousing benefitScottish child paymentNon-means-tested benefitsChild disability payment and other disability benefitsCarer support paymentNational 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, while others do not. Kinship carers may be able to claim benefits for the child for whom they care. Benefits that a kinship carer claims for themself may also be affected by the care arrangements.