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£212 a week. According to insurance company LV=, the average cost of bringing up a child is just over £11,000 per year. That’s £212 a week. If you’re a parent, like me, then that sort of figure will probably come as no surprise to you. So, why is it that more than 5,000 fostered children in Scotland - for whom the Scottish Government is the corporate parent - are deemed to need significantly less than that each week?
Following the Westminster Government’s statement about the safeguarding of unaccompanied asylum-seeking and refugee children, Kevin Williams, chief executive at The Fostering Network, said: ‘The Government’s reiteration of its commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children along with its announcement of a strategy setting out how unaccompanied asylum seeking and refugee children should be safeguarded is welcome.
The Fostering Network Northern Ireland welcomes the assertion in the Health and Wellbeing 2026 report, which was launched by Health Minister Michelle O'Neill today, that the Northern Ireland Government will ‘honour our corporate parenting responsibilities to the fullest extent and will be as ambitious for children in care as we are for our own children.’
For the last 12 years Niamh has grown up as part of a fostering family. She has shared her experiences in
Denica is a foster carer with Essex County Council, as well as being head of partner and supplier management for Lloyds Banking Group. Here she shares her experience of welcoming the first children into her home as a foster carer.
As the UK begins to welcome unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and young people, The Fostering Network is re-issuing its call for more people with the right skills and experience to come forward to foster.
Throughout Sons and Daughters Month this October we will be hearing from sons and daughters of foster carers as they share their experiences of growing up in a fostering household. In this blog Rebekah writes about how her time as part of a fostering family has shaped her plans for the future.
Throughout Sons and Daughters Month this October we will be hearing from sons and daughters of foster carers as they share their experiences of growing up in a fostering household. In this blog Samantha tells us how she decided to go that extra mile for her fostered siblings and how being part of a fostering family has influenced her outlook on life.
