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Short answer: yes. You can foster while claiming Universal Credit (UC). Fostering allowances/fees are ignored when UC is worked out, and if you’re the main foster...
The short answer: yes—your identity is not a barrier What the law and practice say today In the UK, your sexual orientation or gender identity does...
If you’re thinking about fostering and you have a criminal record, the short answer is: often yes—but it depends on the type of offence, how long...
If you’re new to fostering (or thinking about applying), one of the first practical questions you’ll have is: how often will social workers come to the...
Short answer: yes. Thousands of UK foster carers successfully combine fostering with raising their own children. In fact, many assessing social workers see the presence of...
When you foster, you open your home and your heart—and you also work inside one of the most closely-regulated spaces in children’s social care. Allegations can...
Short answer: for most standard fostering placements, there’s no statutory maternity or paternity leave. The big exception is Fostering for Adoption (sometimes called concurrency). If you’re...
Thinking about fostering and wondering what gets checked? Good—because thorough checks are a safeguard for children and for you. In the UK, every applicant goes through...
Short answer: yes—many foster carers do work, but your job must bend around the child’s routine and needs, not the other way round. In practice that...
The short answer In the UK, there’s no upper age limit to foster. You simply need to be healthy and available enough to meet a child’s...
