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New national allowance for foster and kinship carers introduced by Scottish Government
Does anyone have any detail o n how this will affect any benefits or allowances?
It’s just a fixed minimum rate for foster and kinship care payments, so there should be no change in they way they affect benefit entitlement. Slightly more detail here:
https://www.gov.scot/news/new-national-allowance-for-foster-and-kinship-carers/