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Friday, 4 April 2014

Council tax exemptions for foster carers

Foster carers may be exempted from paying council tax, in a bold new initiative being considered by Cheshire East Council. The proposal is part of a concerted move to help incentivise the recruitment of new foster carers and offer practical support for the 150 households already providing foster care across the borough.
The children’s services team is looking to recruit an additional 25 households over the next year, helping ensure that local children in the borough who need foster care can remain at their local school.
The idea of a council tax exemption builds on a number of successful initiatives the council has taken in recent years, including a ‘capacity scheme’ which enables carers to apply for grants and loans to adapt/extend their properties if they wish to foster more children.
https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/council_and_democracy/council_information/media_hub/press_releases/previous_press_releases/press_releases_february_2014/council_tax_may_be_waived.aspx

Foster carers make over £400 each per child but according to Cheshire East Council who say they must recruit more foster carers they need to provide a further incentive. Gone are the days when fostering was more of a vocation; now it is big business. In fact, everybody makes money out of the child care industry: social workers, solicitors, judges, fostering agencies and the court appointed experts. To keep the industry going requires children.

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