Special guardianship and kinship carers financial support and assessment.
Dear Wrexham County Borough Council,
Can you please provide me with the following information regarding
Special guardianship financial support and assessment.
1) Does the council follow the DfE method
of assessing Special guardianship allowance. If not please provide
infomation as to the method used.
2) What is the maximum payment for a child.
a) Pre school age
b) Primary school age
c) Secondary school age
d) Over 16
3) Is the maximum payment based on recommended core foster care
rates. If not what is the maximum payment based on.
4) Does special guardianship rise each year in line with the
increase in core fostering rates.
5) Is the financial assessment where children were previously LAC
different to the financial assessment for children who were not
LAC.
6) What deducations, if any, are made from Special guardianship
allowance, ie, Child benefit, Child tax credit.
7) If a carer is in receipt of Income support are any deductions
made from Special Guardianship allowance, ie, Child Benefit, Child
tax credit
8) Are Special guardianship allowances time limited. If so how long for.
9) How many special guardians in the authority are currently being financialy supported
10) How many Child arrangment orders are currently being financially supported
11) How many friends and family, (connected persons) foster carers are in the authority.
Yours faithfully,
Cassie Felton
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Dear Wrexham County Borough Council,
Can you please provide me with the following information regarding Special
guardianship financial support and assessment.
1) Does the council follow the DfE method of assessing Special
guardianship allowance. If not please provide information as to the method
used.
2) What is the maximum payment for a child.
a) Pre school age
b) Primary school age
c) Secondary school age
d) Over 16
3) Is the maximum payment based on recommended core foster care rates. If
not what is the maximum payment based on.
4) Does special guardianship rise each year in line with the increase in
core fostering rates.
5) Is the financial assessment where children were previously LAC
different to the financial assessment for children who were not LAC.
6) What deductions, if any, are made from Special guardianship allowance,
ie, Child benefit, Child tax credit.
7) If a carer is in receipt of Income support are any deductions made from
Special Guardianship allowance, ie, Child Benefit, Child tax credit
8) Are Special guardianship allowances time limited. If so how long for.
9) How many special guardians in the authority are currently being
financially supported
10) How many Child arrangement orders are currently being financially
supported
11) How many friends and family, (connected persons) foster carers are in
the authority.
Yours faithfully,
Cassie Felton
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Dear Ms Felton
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Act, please find attached the response from Wrexham County Borough
Council.
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Yours sincerely
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Dear Wrexham County Borough Council,
Can you please provide me with the following information regarding Special
guardianship financial support and assessment.
1) Does the council follow the DfE method of assessing Special
guardianship allowance. If not please provide infomation as to the method
used.
2) What is the maximum payment for a child.
a) Pre school age
b) Primary school age
c) Secondary school age
d) Over 16
3) Is the maximum payment based on recommended core foster care rates. If
not what is the maximum payment based on.
4) Does special guardianship rise each year in line with the increase in
core fostering rates.
5) Is the financial assessment where children were previously LAC
different to the financial assessment for children who were not LAC.
6) What deducations, if any, are made from Special guardianship allowance,
ie, Child benefit, Child tax credit.
7) If a carer is in receipt of Income support are any deductions made from
Special Guardianship allowance, ie, Child Benefit, Child tax credit
8) Are Special guardianship allowances time limited. If so how long for.
9) How many special guardians in the authority are currently being
financialy supported
10) How many Child arrangment orders are currently being financially
supported
11) How many friends and family, (connected persons) foster carers are in
the authority.
Yours faithfully,
Cassie Felton
Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg. Byddwn yn ymateb i unrhyw ohebiaeth yn Gymraeg ac ni fydd hyn yn arwain at unrhyw oedi.
Ewch i weld - mi fedrwch chi dalu, rhoi gwybod, gwneud cais, dweud eich dweud, a dod o hyd i wybodaeth ar-lein yn www.wrecsam.gov.uk. Arbedwch bapur - meddyliwch cyn argraffu!
Mae'r neges e-bost hon ac unrhyw atodiadau wedi eu bwriadu ar gyfer yr unigolyn neu?r sefydliad y?i cyfeirir atynt yn unig. Am yr amodau llawn yngl?n â chynnwys a defnyddio?r neges e-bost hon, ac unrhyw atodiadau, cyfeiriwch at www.wrecsam.gov.uk/top_navigation/discla...
We welcome correspondence in Welsh. We will respond to any correspondence in Welsh and this will not lead to any delay.
Take a look - you can pay, report, request, have your say and find information online at www.wrexham.gov.uk. Save paper - think before you print!
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