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by Suzie, FRG Adviser
Thu Mar 21, 2024 11:15 am
Forum: Natter and chatter
Topic: can anyone give advice please?
Replies: 2
Views: 78

Re: can anyone give advice please?

My son is estranged from us (his choice) and has cut off contact with our grandaughter (despite a court order) who lives with him and his wife. He does not allow any face to face contact with the child's birth mother despite court orders to do so. Anyway to try and shorten this my grandaughter's bi...
by Suzie, FRG Adviser
Wed Mar 13, 2024 5:09 pm
Forum: Children with special needs
Topic: Kinship carers fostering allowance.
Replies: 6
Views: 1729

Re: Kinship carers fostering allowance.

Dear Happylil Thank you for your updating post. The advice you received in the previous response was on the basis that your brother was a looked after child in your care. You have now clarified that you have a special guardianship order for your brother, He is not a child leaving care for whom the l...
by Suzie, FRG Adviser
Wed Mar 13, 2024 3:47 pm
Forum: General/Archive
Topic: SGO allowance counted in social housing household income calculations
Replies: 2
Views: 102

Re: SGO allowance counted in social housing household income calculations

Dear CY23 Thank you for your further post updating on your current situation in relating to your housing needs. I am sorry that you have been put in such a worrying position. Unfortunately, I am not able to advise you on housing allocation for your local authority and suggest that you request a copy...
by Suzie, FRG Adviser
Wed Mar 06, 2024 12:16 pm
Forum: Natter and chatter
Topic: Feel Like I have lost my three Grand-children forever.
Replies: 3
Views: 139

Re: Feel Like I have lost my three Grand-children forever.

Dear 7familyCare3 Thank you for posting again and I will respond to your two posts together in this response. Your grandchildren have been placed in long term foster care and one has been placed with prospective adopters. You are finding it difficult to come to terms with the final court decision fo...
by Suzie, FRG Adviser
Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:44 am
Forum: Natter and chatter
Topic: Where do we stand
Replies: 4
Views: 130

Re: Where do we stand

We are kinship foster carer's for a family members baby and have been for the last 2 years. We have an xl bully that we have had since she was 6 weeks old, she is now 5 years old and she is a great big bundle of love and a big part of our family. We have done everything required to keep her since t...
by Suzie, FRG Adviser
Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:28 am
Forum: Natter and chatter
Topic: Social worker problems
Replies: 3
Views: 126

Re: Social worker problems

I want to help my family with the problems they have with their social worker but don’t where to start. My family member’s husband was arrested for possessing IIOC. They had their devices taken by the police to be investigated at a few months ago. One of problems is the social worker is telling oth...
by Suzie, FRG Adviser
Tue Mar 05, 2024 5:35 pm
Forum: Finance and benefits
Topic: CAO Financial Support
Replies: 4
Views: 144

Re: CAO Financial Support

I've posted before about my nieces and nephews being involved in care proceedings. The case ended 6 months ago and the outcome was that 4 of the children came to live with me. The original care plan was for the two younger to be on SGOs and the two older ones to be long-term fostered. However durin...
by Suzie, FRG Adviser
Tue Feb 27, 2024 5:20 pm
Forum: Children with special needs
Topic: Kinship carers fostering allowance.
Replies: 6
Views: 1729

Re: Kinship carers fostering allowance.

brother who has additional needs & delayed mental age. The placement is due to come to an end in 10 months time due to him turning 18 he wouldn’t meet the threshold for supported accommodation. For him to leave at 18 it wouldn’t be possible and would have a massive impact on his mental health a...
by Suzie, FRG Adviser
Tue Feb 27, 2024 3:22 pm
Forum: General/Archive
Topic: Police Investigation and PLO
Replies: 2
Views: 124

Re: Police Investigation and PLO

Dear nanatired Welcome to the kinship carers’ discussion forum and thank you for posting. My name is Suzie, online adviser at Family Rights Group and I will respond to your post. I am sorry that there has been a slight delay due to volume of work, but I see that another poster reached out to you. It...
by Suzie, FRG Adviser
Tue Feb 27, 2024 11:34 am
Forum: Legal orders
Topic: Residency order
Replies: 4
Views: 754

Re: Residency order

Dear Esg Thank you for your further post and apologies for the delayed response due to volume of work. It is good to see that you made a complaint as suggested and you have now taken your complaint to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGO). As the LGO is asking what you hope the resolu...