Grandparents Plus, a national charity, champions the vital role of grandparents and the extended family in children’s lives - especially where they take on the caring role in difficult family circumstances. We work to support grandparents and the wider family by campaigning for change, providing evidence, policy solutions and training and building alliances and networks, including with grandparents themselves, so that they can have a voice. 

 

Tell us what you think...Survey

 

To coincide with the campaigning work we are planning we need to find out what you think about GrandParents Plus and the Network, to reinforce the messages of 'This is my family'.  Please take a few moments to fill in the survey to let us know what you think. Click here.

 

 

NEW - 22 Jun 09  The Poor Relation?

 

The Poor Relation? Grandparental care: where older people's poverty and child poverty meet.
 

 

Press release - Under 55, poor and balancing work and caring: the invisible Gran-carer generation

 

 

NEW - 22 Apr 09 Chancellor introduces Grandparent NI Credit in Budget

 

Chancellor Alistair Darling said:

 

"increasingly grandparents play a big role in family life and in looking after their granchildren.  To reflect this we will, for the first time, ensure these caring responsibilities for grandparents of working age will count towards their entitlement to the basic state pension."

 

Grandparents Plus welcomed the proposal.  Read our response in full here.

 

NEW - 25.Mar 09  Rethinking Family Life

 

press release - Grandparents should be paid for childcare and given 'granny leave'

Rethinking Family Life: exploring the role of grandparents and the wider family - full report

Grandparents Plus Survey Findings

 

 

 

NEW - 23 Mar 09 Jackie Ashley on Grandparents