If private foster A decision to pay a Any financial support Foster carers who carers decide to CAO allowance will that is agreed in the go on to adopt apply for a Child be made by the support plan. children in their Arrangements Order, Service Delivery care will receive 2 a decision to pay an Manager (Fostering) In cases where the years continued allowance will be following a financial applicant does remuneration in line made by the Service assessment. receive an income with the fostering support Delivery Manager and this is less than allowance minus (Fostering), following Financial support is the means tested state benefits plus a financial provided according to level, they will still the reward element. assessment. an assessment of receive a specific financial need and means allowance, but Child testing. Any financial Benefit will be support that is agreed deducted from that is documented in a amount. written agreement. discretionary In cases where the Where financial applicant relies solely support is assessed on benefits and has Wrekin as necessary to no other income, & ensure the they will receive an child’s care needs are met, allowance and child this calculation will be benefits will be based on the specific deducted. Telford needs of the The person who holds the SGO is
Telford & Wrekin discretionary financial support If private foster carers decide to apply for a Child Arrangements Order, a decision to pay an allowance will be made by the Service Delivery Manager (Fostering), following a financial assessment. A decision to pay a CAO allowance will be made by the Service Delivery Manager (Fostering) following a financial assessment. Financial support is provided according to an assessment of need and means testing. Any financial support that is agreed is documented in a written agreement. Where financial support is assessed as necessary to ensure the child’s care needs are met, this calculation will be based on the specific needs of the Any financial support that is agreed in the support plan. In cases where the applicant does receive an income and this is less than the means tested level, they will still receive a specific allowance, but Child Benefit will be deducted from that amount. In cases where the applicant relies solely on benefits and has no other income, they will receive an allowance and child benefits will be deducted. The person who holds the SGO is Foster carers who go on to adopt children in their care will receive 2 years continued remuneration in line with the fostering allowance minus state benefits plus the reward element.
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