Leading charities have praised the SNP’s introduction of a minimum standard national allowance for foster and kinship carers to support them caring for the children and young people they look after. The payment is set to benefit more than 9,000 children, through £16 million from the Scottish Government.
Following the SNP Scottish Government’s announcement of the new Scottish Recommended Allowance, Kinship Carers UK welcomed and said “it’s wonderful to see that Scottish Government are supporting their #kinshipcarers”.
The payment was also praised by Fiona Aitken from Adoption UK Scotland who said they “look forward to seeing the impact of this on our community of carers” as well as Angie Gillie the Executive Director of Association for Fostering, Kinship and Adoption (AFKA) Scotland, who said “we welcome a national and consistent approach to supporting families and in #keepingthepromise to Scotland’s children and young people.”
Individual carers on Kinship Carers UK’s advisory group also underlined how significant they believe this announcement to be, with one carer saying they felt it was “great news and…shows our voices are being listened to now.”
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Talking-up Scotland 'Albatraz' 
This is the kind of compassionate behaviour that makes Bodger Broon want the Scottish Social Security Department ended.
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This is some read.
https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2023-08-30/academic-to-complete-100-mile-death-march-to-honour-prisoners-of-war
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Thanks for posting. 👍
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11-15 year olds in Scotland in care have been thrown under the bus ! Leading I think you best check the “leading” part more closely . They are Scot gov funded and run KCASS which is against what vast majority of kinship carers in Scotland want !
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Would be good to know more of what lies behind your negative comment – and why specifically the focus on 11-15 year olds?
The main blog post lists a number of organisations supportive of this latest Scottish Government/COSLA action. Are they ALL getting this wrong?
The KCASS statement notes: ‘Following agreement with COSLA, this marks the first time a set rate, which all local authorities must pay, has been introduced across Scotland. The Scottish Government says 9,000 young people will benefit from the changes.’
The Scottish Government’s own announcement has this: ‘Allowances are currently provided by all local authorities. However, this is decided at a local level and so varies across Scotland. The introduction of the SRA (Scottish Recommended Allowance) provides a recommended allowance that all local authorities must pay as a minimum, although they can also choose to pay more.
‘Where local authorities are already paying above the national minimum allowance, this will continue so that kinship or foster carers currently in receipt of the allowance will not be worse off because of this commitment.’
So what is so wrong about this initiative – and especially so for 11-15 year olds? Why is it this age group in particular that is being ‘thrown under a bus’? Puzzled!
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Another FANTASTIC idea
Pity thatcher and all her follow ins
Could never treat the poor this way
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There are already foster care and kinship payments. So children can stay and be looked after within their family. If there is a crisis. By grandparents or family members.
Some foster care is not up to standard. Residential care can be better and more professional. More costly.
People coming out of care get extra funding. No council tax. Educational grants and allowances. Extra help that is needed.
Many foster carers adopt their wards. Adoptions can work out well and benefit the recipients. United, supporting, helping families.
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