Kinship Care And The Cost-Of-Living: A System Broken For Decades
FosterTalk released the findings from their 2022 Cost of Living Crisis survey which had over 4000 respondents. The...
Extra cash for foster carers in Brighton and Hove
Foster carers working directly with the council are receiving extra cash to help as the cost of living rises,...
Ramp up allowances to offset impact of cost of living crisis say foster carers
Changes to how foster carers are being taxed and the allowances they receive need to be put in place to help them...
‘We do it because we love them’: The families going broke trying to keep kids out of foster care
Almost overnight, Laura Thornton became the sole carer of her two young half-siblings at the age of 27. Just weeks...
Foster care costs ‘horrific’ as allowance delay goes on
Some foster carers are experiencing "horrific" money issues as they continue to wait for extra financial support that...
Children’s social care 2022: recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic
Ofsted has recently published a report entitled "Children’s social care 2022: recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic"....