Hi everyone, I'll try to keep this brief. Last year we were asked by CSS to apply to foster our DGC ( G13 B12 ). Of course, we said yes and it went through court in December. We decided to wait a year before applying for special guardianship as visiting was not set up with biological parents. We were the only ones who passed assessment, so the alternative would have been a foster home.
We live in a very small 2 bed HA bungalow. We are both disabled and are in 50s so bungalow was ideal when just us. However, with the DGC, plus a dog, it is a nightmare!
The DGD has taken over living room , there's clothes and stuff everywhere, no room fir visitors or sleepovers. No space for anyone, kids are always moaning about it, and it's really affecting everyone's mental health.
We applied for homechoice with council and they say with the foster allowance we are above threshold for HA property and the advise to rent privately. I hate the thought of not having the security of a HA property, and it's really getting me down. I wanted to do the best for these kids but I am failing them 😪 CSS and kids school wrote supporting letters but did not help, and no one seems to want to swap.
I feel so low.