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Help with the cost of living
… General resources Help to support your income If
you
’re on a low income or out of work,
you
may be eligible … to improve the energy efficiency of your home, which
could
help to reduce your energy bills. Find energy grants … find a list of available discounts on the GOV.uk website.
Foster
carers, along with social care staff, are eligible to …
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Covid-19 FAQs by fostering services
… safety of all involved and fulfil a ‘duty of care’ to the
foster
family as well as the children they look after. All … differ slightly depending what country of the UK
you
work in. In England , a full adult health assessment … and friends assessments (viability assessments). These
could
include: Use of FaceTime, WhatsApp, Messenger phone …
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Choosing to foster
… All
foster
carers in the UK are trained, assessed and approved, … applying to
foster
, create a shortlist of services
you
would like to approach and take a look at their websites … does not motivate them to
foster
, but being paid a fee
could
impact on your ability to afford to
foster
. The number …
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Making Tax Digital
… HMRC in May 2023
who
explained their thinking to include
foster
carers in Making Tax Digital (MTD) from 2024. This … to write to their elected representatives. Thank
you
to everyone
who
supported our campaign! To find out more … software packages. Subscribing to accounting software
could
cost approximately £100 per year. An extra £100 for …
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Attracting and Keeping Carers - April 2014
… Preparations continue apace for
Foster
Care Fortnight™ 2014 as we source case studies for the … them to recognise the skills and qualities needed, which
could
encourage them to start their journey. As well as our … enquirers during
Foster
Care Fortnight™ 2014 to enable
you
and the
Fostering
Network to specifically identify the …
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How to become a foster carer
… Step one: Decide what type of
fostering
you
want to do There are several different types of
foster
care such as short-term, long-term, emergency, short … other
foster
carers. For more information, check out our
could
you
foster
page here . …
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Attracting and Keeping Carers - September 2013
… to get the newly empty nesters to consider becoming a
foster
carer. If your service is running such a campaign, get …
fostering
and adoption in each of the bullets, as it
could
be interpreted for example that single people can’t … and providing evidence for future trends so that
you
can be clear what
foster
carers
you
are looking to …
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Attracting and Keeping Carers - April 2015
… Alongside our Why
Foster
Carers Care Part II , we also launched our second … with overwhelmingly positive initial feedback. If
you
missed the last series, make sure
you
catch the next. … not created as a recruitment tool, this type of film
could
be extremely useful to prospective
foster
carers …
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Attracting and Keeping Carers - September 2014
… its reference to finances available for
fostering
. What do
you
think about publicising finances available to
foster
in campaigns? As our London
Fostering
Achievement … to help place more sibling groups together. One method
could
be a variation of the ‘Mockingbird’ model, being …
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News Story
Thousands of new foster families needed this year to help change children’s futures
… Over 8,500
foster
families are needed across the UK over the next year … families being found during 2019 – particularly those that
could
foster
teenagers and sibling groups – some children … said: ‘It’s really key to have a secure family unit around
you
that loves
you
and helps
you
navigate and understand …
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Keep children within their communities: charity highlights urgent need for more foster families
… Too often, due to a lack of
foster
carers, children are placed with
foster
families away … and skills to support them when they need it most. ‘If
you
have ever considered
fostering
, now is the time to get in … rewarding feeling ever – and the biggest compliment anyone
could
ever give me. ‘Becoming part of the
fostering
community …
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