Housing

Planning for staying put

Staying put should be introduced as an option in the continuum of care for all children in care who are living in long-term foster care placements and for all those young people who enter the care system at the age of 15 and above.

Fri, 09/01/2017 - 14:45 By Daniel.Sinclairtfn on September,1st 2017

Claiming benefits - advice for members

As a foster carer you may be entitled to claim benefits and tax credits. The allowances and fee (if you get one) you receive from fostering are normally completely disregarded as income or only taxable profit from your fostering is taken into consideration for the purposes of calculating your entitlement to benefits.

Wed, 03/30/2016 - 11:22 By Jac Arnold on March,30th 2016