Fostering authorities look for certain criteria to be able to accept prospective foster carers

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Sources: theguardian.com, bbc.co.uk, revolutionpr.com, lv.com, fostering.net

Fostering in the UK Another useful infographic from HomeProtect

What makes a foster �child really happy

63,000 children are currently living with foster carers

Foster children

To take them on a trip, you would need...

8 2 9 double-decker buses! OR 120 Boeing 747s!

Households

5 2 , 5 0 0 households include a foster child

8 , 6 0 0 new foster families needed to cope with demand in 2014

Increase in demand

Northern Ireland 200

Scotland 850

England 7,000

Wales 550

Placements per family

3 c h i l d r e n per foster family is the maximum allowed in England

But n o l i m i t s in Scotland

of the fostering workforce retire or leave every year

Annual dropoff

12%

Approval process

June The process to become a foster carer usually takes 6 months (sometimes longer)

PLAYING

I like...HAVING FRIENDS

BEING PART OF A FAMILYa nice bedroom

feeling safe at home

What a foster child needs from a foster carer

Top 5 things that foster children say they need from their foster carer: FAMILY, LOVE, PATIENCE, TIME and UNDERSTANDING

Key requirements

Cost of raising a child

£187,000(up 51% on 2003)

The cost of raising a child from birth to 18 in UK is currently avg £187,072