I want to look after a brother, sister or friend in Nigeria, not a parent
A Kinship Plan is for anyone you would drop everything for. It is set up in their name; you and others chip in; the shape is theirs to choose.
A younger brother with a long-term condition. A sister raising children on her own. A friend from university who stayed when you left. The people we worry about are not always our parents, and the help we send is not always well shaped.
Any relationship works. The member holds the plan in their own name, agrees to it, and chooses its shape. You chip in, and so can anyone else who cares.
What Kinship does here
Kinship Well in their name
Health benefits through a hospital network in Nigeria and a doctor to talk to, held by them, not by you. For someone managing a condition, this is usually the part that matters most.
Kinship Visits if they want them
Visits are optional and shaped around the member. For a younger adult that may mean being alongside them at appointments rather than check-ins at home.
A named Kinkeeper
A Kinkeeper is a registered nurse who does not do the visiting: she reviews every visit report before the family sees it, signs it off, and is the person the family knows by name. For a member who is well and busy, she is mostly in the background until she is needed.
Several people, one plan
Siblings, cousins and friends can all chip in to one plan and see the same updates, without anyone having to collect money from anyone else.
How it starts
- 1
Tell us who it is for
Get early access takes a few minutes: who you are looking after, where they are, and what would help most. There is no cost to join.
- 2
Choose the shape of the plan together
Kinship Visits, Kinship Well, or both. The member sets up their own account in the app, so the plan is in their name from the start.
- 3
Chip in, and invite others
You pay a simple monthly amount from the UK, and anyone you trust can join you. Several people can support one plan.
- 4
Care starts in Nigeria, updates come to you
Visits happen at home, the Kinkeeper reviews every report, and the family sees a plain update after each one in the app.
What it costs
- Kinship Well from £39 a month. Well and Well+ include the same health benefits; the price reflects the member's age.
- Kinship Visits from £60 a month for one visit, with two or four a month available.
- Both together from £99 a month. A free Kinship account stands on its own.
Full prices and the plan builder are on the Kinship Plan page.
Questions people ask
Does it have to be a relative?
No. Anyone can chip in to a plan for anyone who agrees to hold it. The member is an adult and agrees to the plan in their own name.
Can they see who is chipping in and how much?
The member sees that their plan is supported and by whom. Individual amounts are between each supporter and Kinship.
Can they pay part of it themselves?
Yes. The member can contribute to their own plan alongside supporters.
What if they are young and healthy?
Kinship Well is priced by age, so a younger member's plan starts at the lower end. Visits can be left off entirely.
Where would you like to start?
Set things up in a few minutes, talk it through with one of the founders first, or send us a quick message.