‘I'm Raising My Sister’s Children After She Died. Where's The Support For People Like Me?'

When Nash, a former NHS midwife, lost her sister to a brief illness in 2024, she opened her arms – and home – to her children. 

“It was a no-brainer for me to take on her children,” she told HuffPost UK. “It was a decision made in a heartbeat.”

Nash had been incredibly close to her sister – they were born just 11 months apart – so it made sense that her children would move in with the family. 

But it meant she and her husband were now left trying to support her sister’s four children, in addition to their own four children.