{"id":305196,"date":"2025-12-28T12:00:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T12:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/kinship-carers-forced-to-sleep-on-sofa-beds-call-for-better-support\/"},"modified":"2025-12-28T12:00:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T12:00:12","slug":"kinship-carers-forced-to-sleep-on-sofa-beds-call-for-better-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/kinship-carers-forced-to-sleep-on-sofa-beds-call-for-better-support\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Kinship carers&#8217; forced to sleep on sofa beds call for better support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/p1OzU8JoJlc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"'Kinship carers' forced to sleep on sofa beds call for better support\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p1OzU8JoJlc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>More than 141,000 children across England and Wales whose parents cannot look after them are being raised by a family member or friend &#8211; they&#8217;re known as Kinship carers.  <\/p>\n<p>Sky News has witnessed how many carers are being plunged into poverty due to a lack of support, with some campaigners calling for statutory paid leave. <\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/call-for-better-support-for-kinship-carers-13487948<\/p>\n<p>#kinshipcarers #uknews #skynews <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 141,000 children across England and Wales whose parents cannot look after them are being raised by a family member or friend &#8211; they&#8217;re known as Kinship carers. 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