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Fostering FAQs list
Are foster carers paid?
Do foster carers pay tax and national insurance?
I receive welfare benefits, will fostering affect these?
Can I foster if I have previously had financial problems?
I work full-time. Can I still foster?
What is the difference between adoption and fostering?
I don’t have a spare room – can I foster?
Do I need specific qualifications to foster?
What support is available?
Can I foster if I have pets?
Do I have to be a British citizen in order to become a foster carer?
I’m moving house soon; can I apply to foster before I move?
Will a police record stop me from fostering?
Can I foster if I have a long-term health condition?
I have suffered from depression in the past, will that prevent me from fostering?
Do I have to speak English to a high standard to be a foster carer?
We are a religious family; will this affect our application to foster?
I am a smoker; will that affect my chances of becoming a foster carer?
Can I become a foster carer if one of my own children has disabilities?
How will fostering affect my children?
Will I have a say in who I foster?
What if we don't get on with the children?
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Fostering FAQs list
Are foster carers paid?
Do foster carers pay tax and national insurance?
I receive welfare benefits, will fostering affect these?
Can I foster if I have previously had financial problems?
I work full-time. Can I still foster?
What is the difference between adoption and fostering?
I don’t have a spare room – can I foster?
Do I need specific qualifications to foster?
What support is available?
Can I foster if I have pets?
Do I have to be a British citizen in order to become a foster carer?
I’m moving house soon; can I apply to foster before I move?
Will a police record stop me from fostering?
Can I foster if I have a long-term health condition?
I have suffered from depression in the past, will that prevent me from fostering?
Do I have to speak English to a high standard to be a foster carer?
We are a religious family; will this affect our application to foster?
I am a smoker; will that affect my chances of becoming a foster carer?
Can I become a foster carer if one of my own children has disabilities?
How will fostering affect my children?
Will I have a say in who I foster?
What if we don't get on with the children?
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