If you are a grandparent bringing up your grandchild or grandchildren up full time you will have realised that there is very little help given to you also there is a confusing amount of allowances which sometimes you may be entitled to and sometimes you are not
Grandparents as parents have an online petition asking the Prime minister to create an allowance similar to foster allowance to be paid to all grandparent and kinship carers you can sign the petition at
Petition to: create an allowance for kinship carers similar to a foster parents allowance and make these allowances the same throughout the UK.

grandparents and kinship carers should also support an early day motion put forward by Frank Field MP where he is asking the Government to set up an enquiry to determine the numbers of such grandparents throughout the country and recommend what financial support should be available to all grandparents acting as parents to their grandchildren
here is the link
Grandparents As Parents / EARLY DAY MOTION BY FRANK FIELDS MP

we as grandparent carers should all campaign for our rights you can do this by visiting GAPs websites and joining the campaign also please please sign the petition Thanks
Grandparents As Parents