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Fostering allowances
… What are
allowances
? All foster carers receive a weekly fostering … the age of the child. Fee payments may be made on top of
allowances
to recognise a foster carer's time, skills and … see our policy on pay for foster carers. Fees and
allowances
should be separate and clearly identified so that …
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Recommended allowances
… on behalf of foster carers, for the introduction of
allowances
since the early 1990s. We were delighted when governmental recommendations for minimum
allowances
were introduced in England almost a decade ago, … and influencing local decision-making about the setting of
allowances
. We will also be encouraging fostering services …
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Make Foster Care Fair
… Wales, and Northern Ireland all have national minimum
allowances
set by their respective governments, but not all … Therefore, every year The Fostering Network checks the
allowances
paid by local authorities in England and Wales, to … paying below the national mnimum allowance, Read our
allowances
reports from previous years here . Our State of …
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Blog entry
Campaigns blog, September 2017
… other charities to share tactics. Scotland review of
allowances
We’ve secured a significant campaign success in … to convene a working group to look at national minimum
allowances
, which will have its first meeting in November. … that there won’t be another ten year wait after this!
Allowances
and fee survey Our usual annual survey of …
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Policy and campaigns blog - May 2018
… Scotland
allowances
As part of our Make Foster Care Fair campaign, we … Our director in Scotland, Sara Lurie, is now part of an
allowances
review group. Presently the review group is … will be considering fostering, kinship care, and adoption
allowances
, they will not be looking at continuing care (post …
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Attracting and Keeping Carers - March 2015
… State of the Nation’s Foster Care survey, the new minimum
allowances
for England have been released and New Family … with a specific recruitment service. National minimum
allowances
The following
allowances
have been agreed by the Government for foster …
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Foster carer views on the England care review – what was missing?
… gaps are: Employment status Recruitment and retention
Allowances
Fees Social worker recruitment and retention … most appropriate employment status for foster carers.
Allowances
Our most recent State of the Nation’s Foster Care … survey has shown yet again that you are concerned about
allowances
, with 67 per cent of foster carers saying …
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Campaigns update February 2018
… who must be treated as equal members of the team. Fairer
allowances
Following on from our annual survey of
allowances
and payments, eight fostering services in England … minimum fostering allowance have pledged to increase their
allowances
from April 2018. You can read the full report here …
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News Story
Unfulfilled pledge sees up to ten-year freeze on support for children in foster care across Scotland
… Government to end the postcode lottery in foster care
allowances
could have an impact on children in foster care … For the first time, The Fostering Network has reviewed
allowances
paid over a decade and has found that failure to … in Scotland is having a damaging effect on the level of
allowances
across the country. Data collected through FOI …
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Allowances Review in Scotland Must Include Continuing Care
… the Scottish Government’s decision to omit continuing care
allowances
from their review of fostering, kinship care and adoption
allowances
. It has taken many years of campaigning by The … Network and our members to get to the point where
allowances
are being reviewed with the intention of …
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The Fostering Network’s annual allowance recommendations
… making further recommendations on the levels of fostering
allowances
from the beginning of the financial year 2016-17, … and influencing local decision-making about the setting of
allowances
. We will also be encouraging fostering services which have been using The Fostering Network’s
allowances
to uprate their
allowances
by the rate of …
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Charity calls for minimum fostering allowances in Scotland as foster carers dig into their own pockets
… of local authorities were not paying their foster carers
allowances
equal to the minimum
allowances
in England and Northern Ireland. Despite the … and Northern Ireland there is a minimum of £119 per week .
Allowances
cover the cost of looking after a fostered child, …
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Camden Council raises foster care allowances to meet The Fostering Network's recommended rates
… to the needs of foster carers by increasing their weekly
allowances
for 2024/25 to meet our recommended rates. Our … allowance rates and ensure they meet national minimum
allowances
(NMA). We campaign for these rates to be raised … the NMA for the 2023/24 financial year but this year the
allowances
have been raised even further to meet our …
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