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Campaign successes
… who worked tirelessly to make this happen. Foster care
allowances
After 30 years of campaigning for foster carers to … in 2007 the Government finally agreed to pay minimum
allowances
in England. Minimum rates followed shortly in … and kinship carers. Every year we conduct a survey of all
allowances
in the UK to alert those fostering services who …
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Fostering legislation in Wales
… on our webpage about When I am Ready. National Minimum
Allowances
for Foster Carers 2023 - 2024 National minimum weekly maintenance
allowances
for foster carers are set by Welsh Government. …
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State of the Nations' Foster Care
… in recruitment and retention, secure uplifts to national
allowances
, achieve funding for crucial programmes to support … can be achieved. 4. Historic changes to national minimum
allowances
in England and Scotland Over a third of foster carers said their
allowances
do not meet the full cost of looking after a …
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Other research
… The National Fostering Framework Wales foster care
allowances
and payments survey 2016-17: A report by The … Phase One report identified the payment of foster care
allowances
and fees as a key issue. It was recognised that … might be the policy implications affecting matters such as
allowances
and grants to foster carers, and the allocation of …
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Claiming benefits - advice for members
… you may be entitled to claim benefits and tax credits. The
allowances
and fee (if you get one) you receive from … any means-tested benefits are calculated. Equally, the
allowances
and fees from fostering are not counted as income … Credit the same disregard for both fostering fees and
allowances
will apply. Any fees or
allowances
you receive …
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With the right support we can do so much more
… to us in advance, where possible improvements in training.
allowances
reviewed, as they do not always cover the cost of … of the disparities in pay for carers, and the maintenance
allowances
. In 2011 The Welsh Government outlined the Minimum … It uses poverty thresholds as a baseline for maintenance
allowances
. What does this say about how our society values …
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Attracting and Keeping Carers - August 2013
… fostering service. The Council is considering increased
allowances
for carers, specialist training for carers able to … flexible support and an increase in birthday and Christmas
allowances
. What caught my eye was the explicit figure of … this week. The ‘hook’ concerns an increase in foster carer
allowances
to the Fostering Network’s recommended minimum …
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Looking back and looking forward
… legislation came into force. We also included Staying Put
allowances
in our annual survey of foster care
allowances
. We believe that all Staying Put arrangements must …
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Postcode lottery in Scotland
… In Scotland, however, there is a huge disparity in the
allowances
that are given. Scotland has not yet introduced a … Network and others. Recent findings Our latest report on
allowances
in Scotland reinforces the importance of ensuring …
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News Story
Wales foster carers to see uplift in allowances
… have published details of a 5.5% uplift to foster care
allowances
for 2022/23 in Wales . The Welsh Government have … fostering service providers in Wales to publicise their
allowances
rates on their website and make sure potential … from 1 April 2023. They are also asking services to make
allowances
clearly separated from fees, which is essential to …
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Northern Ireland Government announces three per cent uplift to foster care allowance rates
… the Scottish Government announced a new rate for
allowances
for foster carers last week and the Welsh … are struggling to meet needs. The new weekly fostering
allowances
for the current financial year, which will be … and over: £213 More information on fostering
allowances
, known as the Model Scheme can be found on the …
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Funding foster carers – response to survey on cost of living crisis
… which showed that for over a third of foster carers their
allowances
do not meet the full cost of looking after a child. As we conduct our annual review of
allowances
, we have found that around two thirds of services in England have increased their
allowances
so far, and we expect others to follow suit. …
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