I am now receiving the foster allowance.
I am currently on esa (due to having p.e in 2012), what i need to know is if you accept the professional fee do you lose esa completely, do you still get help towards rent and council tax? Any help much appreciated

Thats ok then.
Will rearrange room to make it better lay out and get a proper single bed for him.

Also Im currently living in a 3 bed council house with my 18yr old son and 10yr old daughter, so my grandson is currently sleeping in my room on a ready bed. Im happy to try and exchange/transfer to a 4 bed property , but i can't do that until i know i have passed the assessment, because otherwise i...

Thanks David for another reply. Only been doing this for 2 weeks so completely new to it all. The mother ( my daughter is thinking of giving up one of her days so he can attend tot group or change day or time. We are going to a meeting in the 20th to remove him from the child protection plan and sta...

Thank you for replies. I have been asked to write down my employment history and all schools also get the contact details for my references. Awaiting the foster allowance to start. So things getting started. Think the thing i find hardest is the amount of contact sessions feel like Im running around...

Thank you for reply.

SW are the ones who said i must attend tot groups.
Mum gets more access due to dad working.

They have offered a bus pass until allowance starts, as their pick up/drop off service is unreliable.


Have got a meeting today so hopefully it can be discussed.

My grandson currently lives with me ( has been for a week and half). He has 4 contact sessions a week for 2hrs each time, one with dad 3 with mum. These are not court ordered, do i have any right to reduce mums, reasons being as yet Im not receiving financial help (paperwork going through), plus it ...

Hi i have my grandson living with me as he was removed from his mother a week and half ago.

I am going down the route of foster assessment then s.g.o.

Can someone give me an idea of what questions will be asked and any other assessment information.

Thank you