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Money Box: Foster Carer Finances

02/02/2022

Foster Carer Finances

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Felicity Hannah and guests discuss foster carer finances.

Before you have children, it’s important to think about the finances. 

And that’s just as true for anyone considering becoming a foster carer.

So, what are the  allowances, fees, rewards  and tax implications for those who welcome and care for a child in their home?  

Felicity Hannah talks to foster carers Bryony, Walt, Dot, Phil and Jane about why they foster and their experience of the finances of fostering.

They are joined by an expert panel: 
Vicki Swain, Head of Policy and Campaigns at the charity The Fostering Network 
Harvey Gallagher, Chief Executive of the Nationwide Association of Fostering Providers 
And Suzanne Griffiths, the director of Foster Wales, which is  the national network of 22 Welsh Local Authority fostering services

For more information about fostering, including the finances of looking after children, you can access the following:
https://fosterwales.gov.wales/
 https://www.nafp.org.uk/
https://www.thefosteringnetwork.org.uk/

And you can listen to an earlier edition of Money Box Live about Carer Leaver finances here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00139km


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