The city's foster care system has been described as 'in crisis' following a decade-long freeze on child allowances with many not seeing their income change in over 10 years.
Foster carers in Glasgow are struggling to cover the cost of raising a child with many left 'unable to provide the level of care children need' due to the cost of living crisis.
Figures show that 60% of Scotland's foster carers currently can't cover the full cost of raising a child on the allowance with many forced to leave the system for private agencies. They say they are being left unable to provide the level of care children need. "We are professionals who work hard to give the children in our care the best start in life. After working tirelessly through the pandemic with little support, we feel undervalued and we are denied a real voice in the decision-making processes that impact us and the children in our care.
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