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NC Approves Payments to Unlicensed Kin Providing Foster 2025

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The document is an Unlicensed Kinship Payment Eligibility Checklist for County DSS agencies in North Carolina. It serves as a tool to verify the eligibility of kinship caregivers for receiving payments before seeking reimbursement from the State DSS. The checklist includes criteria that must be met, such as judicial determination of care responsibility, kinship relationship to the child, and completion of necessary assessments. It also outlines reasons for termination of payments if eligibility criteria change.

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What payments are kinship carers entitled to?

As a kinship carer of a child who is Not Looked After you might be able to claim: Child Benefit - whatever your income. Child Element of Universal Credit - if youre on a low income. Child addition in Pension Credit if you are over pension credit age and on a low income.

What is the kinship rule in NC?

Kinship foster care is when a child/youth is in the custody of a county DSS and is temporarily placed with a relative or kin. Kin can be related to the child/youth by birth or have a family-like relationship with them, such as a close friend of the family or the child/youth.

How much is the kinship stipend in NC?

On December 1, 2023, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) began making foster care maintenance payments of $405 per month to kinship caregivers.

What is the disadvantage of kinship?

Kin/grandfamily caregivers are often socially isolated from their peers and may feel guilt and shame about their adult relative or friend who is unable to parent, especially if it is their own adult child. They may neglect their own physical and/or mental health as they focus on caring for the children.

Do kinship foster parents get paid?

With licens- ing, states generally do not use state funds to provide foster care payments for kin that do not meet licensing standards. Six states, however, do offer state-funded fos- ter care payments to kin caregivers who meet a less stringent licensing option.

Do you get paid for kinship care in NC?

The Unlicensed Kinship Care payment program was launched in November 2023. Unlicensed Kinship Care providers may be eligible to receive financial support. Speak to your DSS to see if you qualify or email KinshipKonnectNC@dhhs.nc.gov for more information and resources.

NC Approves Payments to Unlicensed Kin Providing Foster 2025

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