Fern5827
August 14th 03, 08:23 PM
There is a UK social work NG.
You might find more success there.
Also try asking the UK family oriented sites.
Heck, we have enough problems dealing with illegalities endemic in CPS United
States law; British common law is beyong our reach.
Lai asked the foster group and none of the *kind* folks responded. Charitable
to the core, this group is.
>Subject: ADVICE plz? on income support and fostering in uk
>From: "Lai"
>Date: 8/13/2003 10:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time
>Message-id: >
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>Sorry if this is a repost, I tried to send this to the news server yesterday
>at about 9pm, as of 3.47am today it still hasnt shown up, have checked
>google groups and cant see it.
>
>Hello,
> I am a single parent on income support, recently I was assessed by
>social services to care for my x's sisters baby due 1st sept 2003. I was
>accepted as a carer for the baby and yesterday found out it will be a long
>term placement within the extended family... thats what the official term
>used for my position, I will be its foster parent /gaurdian.
>
>I was also told yesterday that the law has now changed regarding this kind
>of placement within families and fostering, that the person caring for the
>child has the same rights and financial rights as a foster carer, this is
>where my questions are centered around.
>
>Usually when u have a child and you are on benifit you inform the dss, they
>sort out everything and ajustments are made same applies with child benefit,
>but where do I stand?... if I am to be given the allowance to raise the
>child by social sevices the same as a foster parent?? can I get milk tokens
>or the maternaty grant from the dss?? what changes will happen because of
>recieving the allowance to care for the child, what affect does it have on
>income support? is it counted or not?
>
>I have searched the web and really cant find out too much about this, have
>also spoken to the social worker who assesed me about this but it is her
>first such case like this and she knows no more than I do, she has however
>said she will try and find out for me... what happens now??
>
>TIA
>Lai.
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You might find more success there.
Also try asking the UK family oriented sites.
Heck, we have enough problems dealing with illegalities endemic in CPS United
States law; British common law is beyong our reach.
Lai asked the foster group and none of the *kind* folks responded. Charitable
to the core, this group is.
>Subject: ADVICE plz? on income support and fostering in uk
>From: "Lai"
>Date: 8/13/2003 10:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time
>Message-id: >
>
>Sorry if this is a repost, I tried to send this to the news server yesterday
>at about 9pm, as of 3.47am today it still hasnt shown up, have checked
>google groups and cant see it.
>
>Hello,
> I am a single parent on income support, recently I was assessed by
>social services to care for my x's sisters baby due 1st sept 2003. I was
>accepted as a carer for the baby and yesterday found out it will be a long
>term placement within the extended family... thats what the official term
>used for my position, I will be its foster parent /gaurdian.
>
>I was also told yesterday that the law has now changed regarding this kind
>of placement within families and fostering, that the person caring for the
>child has the same rights and financial rights as a foster carer, this is
>where my questions are centered around.
>
>Usually when u have a child and you are on benifit you inform the dss, they
>sort out everything and ajustments are made same applies with child benefit,
>but where do I stand?... if I am to be given the allowance to raise the
>child by social sevices the same as a foster parent?? can I get milk tokens
>or the maternaty grant from the dss?? what changes will happen because of
>recieving the allowance to care for the child, what affect does it have on
>income support? is it counted or not?
>
>I have searched the web and really cant find out too much about this, have
>also spoken to the social worker who assesed me about this but it is her
>first such case like this and she knows no more than I do, she has however
>said she will try and find out for me... what happens now??
>
>TIA
>Lai.
>
>
>
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