questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is providing additional financial support to local authorities in England to support foster children and parents with the cost of living.
answerText: The Fostering Services National Minimum Standards, issued by the Secretary of State under the Care Standards Act 2000, set out the expectation that fostering service providers cover the full cost of caring for each child placed with a foster carer. This s...
heading: Foster Care: Cost of Living