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Staying Put – your questions answered
… areas such as the support foster carers might require, and
advice
and guidance that local authorities should provide to … want to remain a registered foster carer, then they do not
need
any type of DBS check to be carried out. If a foster … issue on board. The law has also changed in Scotland and
Wales
to allow fostered young people to stay with their …
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Pocket money
… minimum fostering allowances in Scotland. In England,
Wales
and Northern Ireland the minimum allowances rate … England and
Wales
, the Governments do not provide
advice
on how this allowance is spent. The Fostering … are similar. Therefore, discussions with foster carers
need
to take into account the pocket money paid to other …
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Claiming benefits - advice for members
… for calculating CA, but CA is taxable, so you would
need
to declare it on your tax return. Means-tested benefits … getting Working Tax Credits, but make sure you get expert
advice
, for example from the Citizen’s
Advice
Bureau, (see … Universal Credit. Universal Credit applies to England,
Wales
and Scotland. It is not yet the law in Northern …
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Ongoing learning and development
… changes to policies and legislation, foster carers
need
to have a clear plan for continuing their professional … and ability to care for looked after children. In
Wales
, The Care Council’s Induction Framework for Foster Care … Our member helplines provide confidential and impartial
advice
to foster carers in the UK. Our online community Our …
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Special discounts for foster carers
… Mortgages The Mortgage Brain – specialist mortgage
advice
and discounted arrangement fees for foster carer … in breath taking forests in England, Scotland and
Wales
consisting of rope ladders, zip-lines, rope bridges, … https://www.bluelightcard.co.uk/newaccount.php . You will
need
to select "social care" as your service and then "foster …
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