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Research shows that 80-95% of all kinship care is provided on an ‘informal’ basis, that is, without statutory child protection orders. Informal kinship families are much overlooked and receive little support either financially or with casework and counselling. Kinship Care Organisations across the world are increasingly concerned about this large number of families. Of the many stresses these families experience, poverty is the most frequently mentioned. Read what we know about informal kinship care across the world, in the United States, and particularly in Australia.