by FosterTalk Admin | Sep 21, 2022 | News
FosterTalk released the findings from their 2022 Cost of Living Crisis survey which had over 4000 respondents. The findings revealed that 43 per cent of respondents were considering ceasing fostering in the next two years if additional financial assistance was not...
by FosterTalk Admin | Sep 21, 2022 | News
Foster carers working directly with the council are receiving extra cash to help as the cost of living rises, councillors were told this week. Officials told councillors that those foster carers tended to received more than those who had signed up with an independent...
by FosterTalk Admin | Aug 30, 2022 | News
Changes to how foster carers are being taxed and the allowances they receive need to be put in place to help them tackle record inflation, a report is warning. The report is based on the views of more than 4,000 foster carers and highlights the impact of that the...
by FosterTalk Admin | Aug 15, 2022 | News
Almost overnight, Laura Thornton became the sole carer of her two young half-siblings at the age of 27. Just weeks earlier the restaurant team leader, who was only a couple of months pregnant, had been planning her own family’s future with her partner. But then her...
by FosterTalk Admin | Aug 15, 2022 | News
Some foster carers are experiencing “horrific” money issues as they continue to wait for extra financial support that was expected in April. The Department of Health, which is responsible for allowances, said the delay was due to ongoing uncertainty...
by FosterTalk Admin | Aug 12, 2022 | News
Ofsted has recently published a report entitled “Children’s social care 2022: recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic”. The report says: “The COVID-19 pandemic has put specific pressures on the children’s social care sector, and exacerbated existing...
