Sarah Anderson, the founder of FosterWiki – an information service for foster carers – has warned that the system will be 26,000 foster carers short by 2026 “if nothing is done to address this serious problem”.
The survey of 1,064 foster carers found that 54 per cent had considered resigning due to soaring living costs.
Some 89 per cent said they are having to cut back on money spent on children, impacting on food, heating, travel and activities, and two-and-a-half per cent had resorted to food banks.
Meanwhile, 59 per cent of foster carers said their fostering allowance and expenses did not meet the full costs of looking after their fostered child.
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