Information on financial support and benefits available for private foster carers to help pay for the cost of caring for a child.
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Information on private foster care, including how you become a foster carer, what that means and what support is available.
Financial support and government benefits available to family and friends foster carers.
What it means to be a family and friends foster carer, how you become one and available support.
Information on the types of financial support and government benefits available to informal kinship carers.
Information on informal kinship care arrangements, including how you become an informal kinship carer and available support.
How to support a child and help them get ready for a positive experience when spending contact time with family.
How to plan and organise contact time with family to reduce stress and make it a positive experience for the child.
Learn what contact time with family is and how you can make it a positive experience for a child.
Information and practical advice to help you get ready for being a kinship carer.
Find out which benefits and payments you may qualify for to help you manage financially.
Everything you need to know about claiming Child Benefit as a kinship carer, including links to the latest government information.
Getting legal advice as a kinship carer is an important step in your journey. Find out more about getting a solicitor, legal aid and other sources of help.
Information and advice for kinship carers choosing a school for a child who has special educational needs or a disability.
If you are a kinship carer for a disabled child, find out about the help and support your family is entitled to. It could take the form of social care, direct payments, benefits or an EHC plan.
Learn the practical steps you need to take and find links to more advice and support for after a death.
How to appoint someone to look after the child you care for should you die.
Organisations and charities who support kinship carers with bereavement after a death.
Taking care of your mental and emotional wellbeing is as important as your physical health when you’re a kinship carer.
Education Maintenance Allowance is money that young people in Wales aged 16–18 can claim to support their full-time education.
Find information about what the Pupil Premium Plus is, whether the child you care for is entitled to it, and what the funding can be spent on. Applies to England only.