Blackburn with Darwen Council will significantly increase weekly payments for foster carers who agree to continue housing young adults aged 18-21 after they leave care. The increase aims to address the decreasing number of families participating in 'Staying Put' arrangements. The new payment will total £247.85, up from £177.33, and includes contributions from the council, the young adult, and rent.
Blackburn with Darwen Council is to dramatically increase the weekly payments to foster care rs who agree to continue to live with them after becoming 18. The sum is to increase from £177.33 to £247.85 in a bid to reduce a decline in the number of families agreeing to the arrangement.
In a report she said there was a duty on councils to support young people aged 18 to 21 to continue to live with their former foster carers once they turn 18 known as ‘Staying Put’. Both the foster carers and the young adult need to agree to the arrangement including any young adult continuing to live with a kinship foster carer.
Cllr Gunn’s report says: “Over the last two years the amount of care leavers staying with their foster carers in these arrangements has declined. Foster carers have shared with us that the above allowance does not adequately cover the costings required to maintain the care leaver’s home as fostering allowances for a child in our care would be more.
“It should be noted that the cost of Staying Put is significantly less than if a care leaver still required care and support post 18.” Lancashire County Council is to encourage more of its staff to become foster carers by giving them extra time off and allowing them to work flexibly.
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