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Court rules against Local Authority in favour of sister caring for ‘severely neglected’ brother
A sister in the North East was asked to care for her brother Thomas in September 2017 following Social Services […]
Financial Support for Kinship Carers
Kinship carers often don’t know that they are entitled to financial support when caring for their relatives. Unfortunately, this is […]
Bradford Fostering Allowances: The questions that Bradford must answer
Bradford Council is facing claims for back payment of Allowances to carers with private law orders. This follows the admission […]
Bradford has questions to answer to Foster and Kinship carers!
Following the story published in the Bradford paper, Telegraph & Argus in January, Nigel Priestley shows the effect this is […]
Northamptonshire Grandmother Wins Fight for Proper Support
A 62-year old Northamptonshire grandmother is celebrating a victory after a hard fought fight with Northamptonshire County Council. The grandmother […]
Derby City Council Pay Struggling Grandfather £16,500 in Back Dated Payments
A grandfather from Derby has won a substantial amount of back dated monies from his local council after caring for […]
“It’s the Best Christmas Present Ever” – Grandparent Carers Win Court Battle Against Walsall in Fight for Support
Grandparents who were asked by Walsall Social Services to care for their grandchild have won a long battle for support […]
Landmark Ruling for Family and Friends Carers
In a landmark case with wide ranging implications for all local authorities who pay less to family and friends carers, […]
Judge gives grandma the right to challenge Derbyshire County Council’s residence allowance policy
A high court judge has given a 67 year old Derbyshire grandmother permission to challenge a key policy of Derbyshire […]
