Decision details

Family Placement Allowance Scheme

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: For Determination

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

Request for agreement to a change in policy in respect of payments to carers in receipt of a Special Guardianship Allowance (SGA).

Decision:

That the following changes be made to the Family Placement Allowance Scheme:

 

(a)  That the maximum allowance payable to be the same as for Adoption and Residence Order Allowances.

 

(b)  That any annual up-rating to be consistent with the up-rating of fostering allowances and to form the basis for the required means test.

 

(c)  That all allowances that have been in place since 1st April 2012 be adjusted to the current Fostering Network rate.

Report author: Jackie Pape

Publication date: 05/09/2014

Date of decision: 15/09/2014

Decided at meeting: 15/09/2014 - Cabinet

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