by FosterTalk Admin | Jun 30, 2022 | News
Doncaster Council is planning to increase the allowance foster carers receive so more children in the social care system can be looked after closer to home. New documents show social care bosses are set to invest £840,000 in order to ‘improve the in-house offer and...
by FosterTalk Admin | Jun 30, 2022 | News
A £20m experiment offering a basic income to young people leaving care will launch in Wales on Friday. From 1 July, the Welsh government will offer about 500 18-year-olds £19,200 a year before tax – no strings attached. One care leaver said the cash would be a...
by FosterTalk Admin | Jun 22, 2022 | News
SWU Assignment student essay competition will award £500 to each winning entry! The Social Workers Union (SWU) runs an annual student essay competition, the top four essays will win a grant of £500 each. The question this year is ‘Considering the current...
by FosterTalk Admin | Jun 22, 2022 | News
Kathy and her husband Steve were invited to The Queen’s Garden Party at Buckingham Palace in May, to reward and recognise them for their lifelong commitment to caring for vulnerable children. Kathy and her husband Steve were invited to The Queen’s Garden Party at...
by FosterTalk Admin | Jun 22, 2022 | News
Children in care are moving between placements a thousand times every week in England, according to fresh analysis of Government figures. Children’s care placements have changed more than 220,000 times between 2018 and 2021, according to charities’ analysis of figures...
