Kinship care re-visited: using census 2011 microdata to examine and map the extent and nature of kinship care households in the UK

The aim of this research project is to examine and map the extent and nature of kinship care households in the UK using microdata from the Census 2011. The project started in October 2014 and runs until October 2017. It is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).

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The most recent estimates of kinship care in the UK are based on the 2001 Census (Nandy, Selwyn, Farmer & Vaisey, 2011).

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This research aims to answer a range of empirical and policy-related questions.

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