Current status: Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 31 October 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many kinship carers have appealed decisions regarding financial support in the last 12 months.
The Scottish Government does not collect data on the total number of appeal decisions made by kinship carers regarding financial assistance.
Decisions regarding financial support, including any appeals, are managed by individual local authorities in accordance with their statutory duties. The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman is the final stage for complaints about public service organisations, and it publishes the outcome of complaints, including appeals on kinship care, at Decision Reports | SPSO.