Foster carers in Stirling have been left feeling “totally undervalued” as low pay rates struggle to keep up with the cost of living, according to one councillor.
The current system means that local authorities set the rate of daily allowances available for foster carers to access to help with bringing up the children in their care - but those rates are increasingly being left behind as costs continue to surge.
The issue is set to be raised at Thursday’s full meeting of Stirling Council, with Bannockburn councillor Alasdair Macpherson set to call for the administration to meet with officers over a potential review into the allowances currently paid to foster carers across the region.
