Fostering siblings

[Dinafoxrocks]

Is it likely that ss would try their hardest to find a foster placement to take in siblings together?
Hypothetically let’s say they are both teenagers, same sex and get along with no serious behavioural issues but there was no family or friends to take them in after mum had passed away.
And to what age is a child supported through foster care? If the eldest had passed the age of usual placement a couple of years in but their sibling hadn’t, would they be able to remain with that family until moving onto uni… first place etc?

Yes it is likely they would be place together.

At age 18 the young person and their SW and FC can consider a scheme called Staying Put which can last to age 21.

Thank you very much for your reply. Would it be likely that they would be able to remain with a consistent foster family until they were old enough to move on?
Sorry if these sound like silly questions!

It depends. Sadly a lot of placements break down for all sorts of reasons. But the aim is always to place siblings in stable placements where they are able to stay until adulthood.

Fostering is really relationships with practicalities and formalities.

If the placement is working well then the aim overall would be stability yes.

However no one can see the future and changing circumstances can impact placements.

Many things in Fostering are ‘it depends’ I’m afraid