£16,500Pw To Keep A Problem Child

[Spicerack]

£4,500 average for 'worst' 20 cases.
https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/18030532.council-shelling-90-000-week-20-looked-after-children/
Do you think they're extraordinary amounts or maybe it's the same everywhere and you feel they are justified?

[Old_Geezer]

For £16.5k every week I might even consider it myself.
What sort of problems ?

[Old_Geezer]

And can I keep them in the shed ?

[THECORBYLOON]

"Of these, three of the placements cost more than £5,000 a week, with the most expensive costing £8,000."

Where does your £16,500 figure come from?

[Zacs-Master]

They are extraordinary amounts. For extraordinary cases, the fact of which we’ll never know.

[Zacs-Master]

It comes from the article, TCL

[Spicerack]

I hate cheeky kids, too, but for that money....

[Spicerack]

TCL. £550,000 for about 8 months. Amazing.

[ummmm]

It doesn't explain where the money goes.

[Mamyalynne]

As briefly outlined in the article this amount will include many factors including the cost of paying the salaries of any one to one or two to one care.

Without a full breakdown of each individual case, we cannot really judge.

[Mamyalynne]

There's nothing to stop you applying to become a Foster parent, those figures are touched on in the article too.

It's a very worthwhile thing to do if you are able.

[THECORBYLOON]

Cheers ZM didn't read that far. I see it was a court that determined that placement and more than £2,000 a day does appear a lot but we have no idea what all was involved.

[archibaldy]

It's £98 per hour on average - the £16.5k figure, if at some times there needs to be two people with them, cannot share accommodation and kept monitored then you can see how costs could get to this amount.

[EDDIE51]

Some of these 'Kids' are SO bad they MUST have 2 carers each,ALL the time! That is for an 8 hour shift ! So 3x 8 hour shifts a day with 2 carers each shift ! Plus 'Relief carers ' to cover times off , holiday and sick leave . Work it out !!!!
Such kids used to be placed in 'care homes' with secure locked rooms and padded walls ! They were also allowed to be given 'tranquiliser 'medication to calm them down ,but that was found to be 'In-Human' by the 'Human Rights' brigade ! The result is the situation we have now !!!
I used to know a guy who had been a carer for a 'worse case' patient. He gave it up after being hospitalised (for the 5th time! ) after being attacked by the patient who had managed to grab a glass vase and smash it to make a weapon then try to kill him !!

[david small]

You pays your money, you have no choice.