Grandparents that have been bringing up their grandchildren are in line for payouts of millions in extra support. This breakthrough is the result of a pensioner who won the right to be treated as her grandson’s foster mother.
The 68-year-old woman from Derbyshire, who has been looking after the 13-year-old since he was a baby and earlier cared for another grandchild, launched a High Court after learning that she would be receiving almost twice as much financial support if she was a stranger.