Statement: housing benefit reform (bedroom tax)
Non-campaign story Robert Tapsfield, chief executive of the Fostering Network, said of the impending housing benefit reform: “We do not know how many foster carers will be effected by these changes...
View ArticleForward planning note: Foster Care Fortnight, 13-26 May 2013
Non-campaign story This year Foster Care Fortnight, the UK’s biggest fostering campaign, will run from Monday 13 to Sunday 26 May.With more and more children are coming into care and in need of a...
View ArticleCharities call for U-turn on “bedroom tax” for foster carers
Non-campaign story Eleven children’s charities have today joined together to urge Iain Duncan Smith, the minister implementing the so-called bedroom tax, and chancellor George Osborne to reconsider...
View Article"Bedroom tax" risks splitting up fostered brothers and sisters, charity warns
Non-campaign story Sibling groups are more likely to be split up between foster families as a result of the Government’s failure to exempt their foster carers from housing benefit penalties, the...
View ArticleFostering charity launches a major new programme backed by Comic Relief to...
Non-campaign story A GROUND-BREAKING new programme that promises to transform the lives of children in care is being launched today (Wednesday 20 March) by leading charity the Fostering Network.read more
View ArticleStars get in the frame for Foster Care Fortnight
Non-campaign story Foster Care Fortnight 2013 (13-26 May) is awash with stars after some of the biggest names from stage, television and literature have come forward to raise awareness of the need for...
View ArticleThe Fostering Network joins call for rethink on care, as Care Inquiry...
Non-campaign story The Fostering Network is one of eight leading charities urging the Government to rethink care and the way in which the most vulnerable children and families who encounter the care...
View ArticleCall for more foster carers to improve stability for children in care
Non-campaign story Children are being moved too many times between foster families because of the need for more foster carers across the UK, the Fostering Network is warning today with the publication...
View ArticleFoster carer recruitment to reach next level with new Government contract
Non-campaign story Children’s minister Edward Timpson is today announcing a £250,000 contract for the Fostering Network, which will take foster carer recruitment to the next level in England. read more
View ArticleBanbridge woman named Foster Carer of the Year Northern Ireland
Non-campaign story An inspirational woman from Annaclone near Banbridge, who has been fostering children for more than 15 years, has been named Foster Carer of the Year Northern Ireland 2013.read more
View ArticleCampaign launches to ensure homes for foster care leavers
Non-campaign story A new campaign aimed at giving all fostered young people in England the opportunity to remain with their foster carers beyond the age of 18 has been launched today by charity the...
View ArticleGroundbreaking new programme heralds brighter future for Scottish children in...
Non-campaign story A GROUNDBREAKING new programme that promises to transform the lives of children in foster care in Scotland is being launched today (Thursday 6 June) by leading charity the Fostering...
View ArticleAmendment offers chance to stop young people in care being forced to live...
Non-campaign story A leading charity is calling on the Government to use the Children and Families Bill to provide homes for young people in care beyond the age of 18.read more
View ArticleThe Fostering Network welcomes Ombudsman's report on fostering allowances
Non-campaign story The Fostering Network has welcomed the publication of a report by the Local Government Ombudsman on fostering allowances in England.read more
View ArticleFoster carer recruitment in Wales to reach next level with new Government...
Non-campaign story The Fostering Network is to be funded by the Welsh Assembly Government to help fostering services with their recruitment and retention strategies.The focus of the project will be on...
View ArticleOur response to Action for Children 'myth-busting' story
Non-campaign story In response to a news release issued by Action for Children that discusses the myths that may prevent people from coming forward and fostering, Jackie Sanders, head of media and...
View ArticleWelsh cakes for Welsh Kids launches
Non-campaign story The Fostering Network Wales has launched Welsh cakes for Welsh Kids, as part of the Fostering Network’s UK wide Bake the Difference campaign.read more
View Article“Invest to save” in support care and keep families together, local...
Non-campaign story Local authorities in the UK should invest in support care schemes as a cost-effective way of supporting families and keeping children out of more expensive full-time care, the...
View ArticleGovernment approach to homes for care leavers failing, new figures show
Non-campaign story New Government figures out today show that the voluntary approach to providing homes for young people in care beyond the age of 17 is not working, and confirm the need for...
View ArticleCharities call on Lords to ensure homes for care leavers
Non-campaign story Forty charities, other organisations and academics have joined together to call on the House of Lords to support a once-a-generation chance to change the law so that fostered young...
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