SGO and expenses
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 8:47 am
We as grandparents have an SGO for our two grandchildren, one is maternal and one was from the mothers previous relationship. We have had them with us just over a year, of which 10 months was as kinship foster parents, court awarded us SGO in October. Initially I refused to fill in a financial assessment because I thought I had no chance of getting anything, I then asked to fill a form in and did so at end of October, I still have had no reply, not sure how long these take.
I asked the social worker what we are entitled to claim back financially if the financial assessment showed we were too well off in their eyes to receive any financial assistance, she said to me to tell them what I was thinking of claiming. I said to her I would think that Suffolk has its own policies as to what they will pay for and that is what I am asking for, its like trying to get blood from a stone.
Is it possible for someone on here to tell me what we should be able to claim for, no matter whether financial assistance is agreed, can we claim for mileage to contact, meetings, court, cost of days out with parents, birthdays, Christmas etc etc, any help would be appreciated and would be more than I have had from social services.
I asked the social worker what we are entitled to claim back financially if the financial assessment showed we were too well off in their eyes to receive any financial assistance, she said to me to tell them what I was thinking of claiming. I said to her I would think that Suffolk has its own policies as to what they will pay for and that is what I am asking for, its like trying to get blood from a stone.
Is it possible for someone on here to tell me what we should be able to claim for, no matter whether financial assistance is agreed, can we claim for mileage to contact, meetings, court, cost of days out with parents, birthdays, Christmas etc etc, any help would be appreciated and would be more than I have had from social services.