Fostering Devon Newsletter 01/06/2017

Changes to Christmas and Birthday Allowances:

From the 5th June 2017, the allowances payable for Christmas and Birthday Allowances will change.

The new Birthday and Christmas allowances are as follows for all placement types :-

Age 17 and 18                    £100

Age 19-21                            £50

The payments are intended to cover the costs of gifts, entertainment and incidental expenses for the young person in placement.  Payments are made automatically two weeks in advance, to allow carers to buy a gift, If a child moves placement within those two weeks, either the gift or the allowance will transfer to the new placement.

Where children in placement observe a religious festival other than Christmas, the allowance will still be paid before Christmas

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Recording Forms

We have recently added the P03 Incident Form and the Body Maps to the recording forms that are on the approved carer’s zone of the website. This is the location for up-to-date versions of all of our recording forms.

Anything missing? Please let us know @ fos-assess-bs@devon.gov.uk

A Reminder

As the summer holidays are near, a reminder for anyone taking a child or young person out of the Country will need a letter of proof from the Child’s or Young Person’s Social Worker. There is a good chance airport security will stop  and check as security has become heightened.

Fostering Service Meetings

Please remember that there are some Fostering Service Meetings coming up in June and we would like as many foster carers to attend as possible.

Monday 5th June,  Newcourt Community Centre, Exeter  EX2 7FN  11- 2pm

Wednesday  7th June,  High Bickington Community Centre, High Bickington, EX37 9HG  10 – 1pm

Wednesday 14th June, Follaton House, Totnes  TQ9 5NE   10 – 1pm