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Foster carers fight for decent pay
- Author:
- MARTIN Daniel
- Journal article citation:
- Children Now, 12.05.04, 2004, p.12.
- Publisher:
- Haymarket
Reports on how the Fostering Network has teamed up with the British Association for Adoption and Fostering to put pressure on the Government to give foster carers a national minimum allowance. Puts forward the fight for a salary (or minimum fees) as well.
Kinship care financial allowances survey
- Authors:
- MCGRATH Paul, WRAFTER Emma
- Publisher:
- Kinship
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Pagination:
- 19
- Place of publication:
- London
Findings from a short survey that explored the financial allowances kinship carers receive in England and Wales between. There were 1,948 responses from kinship carers who were caring for 2,808 children. Data were analysed using Form Assembly software and Microsoft Excel. Key findings are: being a kinship carer increases financial strain – over the past year, 82% of kinship carers had worried about their financial situation; there is a lack of financial support for kinship carers - there is a clear hierarchy of financial support based on the legal status of the child rather than their needs; there is a lack of fairness in allowances – the average weekly allowance received by kinship carers was more than £40 less than the national minimum for foster carers; financial allowances do not meet the needs of most children in kinship care – overall, 76% of kinship carers felt the financial allowance they received was not sufficient to allow them to meet the needs of the children they cared for; of the kinship carers who received an allowance, 69% had them reviewed annually – at the last review, 26% of kinship carers had their allowances reduced, 44% stayed the same and only 13% had their allowances increased. The findings clearly demonstrate kinship carers do not receive the financial support they need to meet the needs of the children they have stepped in to care for. Kinship carers are not legally entitled to an allowance to cover the costs of raising someone else’s child in the same way foster carers are. This means financial allowances are inconsistent – varying by legal order (Edited publisher abstract)
The national minimum fostering allowance and fostering payment systems: good practice guidance
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education and Skills
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 13p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Part one of this guidance explains the background and scope of the first national minimum allowance for foster carers, announced in July 2006. Part two sets out a good practice framework for fostering payment systems, highlighting the importance of efficiency, transparency and consistency. Case studies and good practice suggestions are included.
Not so special relationship
- Author:
- GILLEN Sally
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 10.7.08, 2008, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Special guardianships were meant to give carers more responsibility for foster children and encourage stable relationships. However the new system is not working out for carers as they had thought. Local authorities are only obliged to remunerate special guardians for two years after the order is granted, with many guardians finding themselves worse off financially and without as much local authority support than if they had remained foster carers.
Young people’s awareness and experience of educational maintenance allowances (EMAs) and their impact on choices and pathways
- Author:
- YORK CONSULTING LLP
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive Social research
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Main findings are presented from research, commissioned by the Scottish Executive’s Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning Department, which aimed to assess the impact of Educational Maintenance Allowances (EMAs) on young people’s choices and pathways, in particular to assess if EMA’s prevent young people from becoming NEET (not in education or training). The research combined qualitative
Young people’s awareness and experience of educational maintenance allowances (EMAs) and their impact on choices and pathways
- Author:
- YORK CONSULTING LLP
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive Social research
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 94p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Research is described that was conducted to gather evidence of young people’s awareness and experience of the educational maintenance allowance (EMA). The work, commissioned by the Scottish Executive’s Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Department, aimed to assess the EMA’s impact on young people’s choices and pathways, in particular to assess if EMAs prevent young people becoming NEET. The research combined qualitative and quantitative approaches to collect data and the views of 37 stakeholders and 229 young people across 23 schools and 6 colleges in 5 local authority areas. Interviews with EMA co-ordinators in schools, bursary officers in colleges, EMA lead contacts in Education Authorities and officers in the Scottish Funding Council gathered views and experiences of administering and processing the EMA and the effect it had on young people. Three groups of young people - 14/15year olds, 16+ year olds EMA recipients and 16+ year olds not in receipt of the EMA were interviewed and surveyed about their EMA awareness and experience.
A fair price for foster care
- Author:
- FLOOD Sally
- Journal article citation:
- Children Now, 10.05.06, 2006, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Haymarket
The debate over how to reward foster carers is gaining new urgency as councils focus on improving outcomes. The author highlights practice in Hammersmith, Cheshire County Council and Barnardo's.
National minimum fostering allowances: consultation
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education and Skills
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 28p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The consultation sets out proposals for a national minimum allowance for foster carers, inviting comments on the proposed method for setting the level. The consultation also sets out a framework for good practice in payment systems for foster carers. Respondents are invited to comment and provide further examples of effective practice to enable us to develop guidance that will be a useful resource for everyone involved in foster care.
The great foster care divide
- Author:
- LEASON Katie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 9.03.06, 2006, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
In Bromley the weekly fostering allowance for looking after a teenager is nearly double the figure awarded in Southend. Such discrepancies are duplicated over the UK, a situation the government wants to rectify. The author talks to two foster carers, one from Southend and one from Bromley, to find out how they managed on their current allowances - and whether they think the government's suggested
Charging for residential accommodation
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This circular sets out the revisions relating to Personal Expenses Allowance (PEA), which comes into force on 11th April 2011. The PEA is the weekly amount that councils must, in the absence of special circumstances, assume that residents will need for their personal expenses. The PEA applies in relation to all persons whose accommodation is arranged by a council under Part 3 of the 1948 Act, including residents of care homes with nursing on the premises, residents of council run homes and homes run by the private and voluntary sector.