Sentences with phrase «paid as foster carers»
«Today only around 5 % of the 45,000 children, who are being brought up by their older brothers and sisters, are entitled to support because they are officially in care and their sibling carers are paid as foster carers.
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A spokesman said the judgment could have wide - ranging implications for local authorities, including a significant increase in claims and potentially having to meet the argument that foster carers are «workers» with attendant employment rights such as holiday pay and sick pay.
If a social worker was involved in making the arrangement then legally this may in fact be a placement of a «looked after child», in which case you will need to be assessed, paid and supported as a local authority foster carer.
If you're caring for a «looked after child» you must be assessed, paid and supported as a foster carer.
The local authority must pay you the same rate of allowance as they pay other foster carers.
c) failed to pay Mrs X a Special Guardianship Allowance at the same rate as it pays Fostering Allowance to its foster carers, as is required by law; and
Anyone who is caring for a looked after child as a foster carer should be paid a fostering allowance by the Children's Services department which placed the child with them.
This high court judgement made it clear that family and friends carers, caring for a looked after child who was placed with them by Children's Services, have a right to be paid a fostering allowance at the same approved rates as unrelated foster carers who work for Children's Services.
10.1 Where it is agreed that a child's placement will continue with a foster carer, the recruiting service should, as a minimum, continue to pay the foster carer their current rates of allowances and fees in relation to that placement.
As many agencies expect foster carers to give up work (main carer) then they must be paid an adequate wage.
You would also receive payment for any agreed special expenses involved in their care and some service providers pay a fee as a reward for your work as a professional foster carer.