Public sector pay freeze.

[Doggit]

Foster carers are paid a set rate depending on the age of the child, and the rate is set by the government, so they are not really self emplyed, they are employed by the state to do a job. If you're self employed, you set your own rates, and determine who you want to work for. Now there are self elployed carers, and they can set their own rates, but it's not the same for foster carers.

 

[foxhole]

Foster carers are paid a set rate depending on the age of the child, and the rate is set by the government, so they are not really self emplyed, they are employed by the state to do a job. If you're self employed, you set your own rates, and determine who you want to work for. Now there are self elployed carers, and they can set their own rates, but it's not the same for foster carers.

Again totally incorrect, rates are set by local councils and private providers the latter charging higher rates, the rates vary across the country.

 

[big-all]

yes cryptic thank you
you are employed or self employed anything else tends to be a tax dodge or marriage off convenience lol
unless i misunderstand

 

[foxhole]

yes cryptic thank you
you are employed or self employed anything else tends to be a tax dodge or marriage off convenience lol
unless i misunderstand

So would you consider a foster carer to be a public sector worker?

 

[Doggit]

No, but they're not self employed either. They fall into that odd group of being neither one, nor the other. They don't actually get paid by the local council, they receive an allowance towards the care costs of the child they are caring for, and that means they might have to spend more than they receive, and a self employed person would soon go out of business that way.

 

[big-all]

So would you consider a foster carer to be a public sector worker?

no a foster carer is a parent or person that get a benefit to help cover there costs' they are not employees

 

[foxhole]

No, but they're not self employed either. They fall into that odd group of being neither one, nor the other. They don't actually get paid by the local council, they receive an allowance towards the care costs of the child they are caring for, and that means they might have to spend more than they receive, and a self employed person would soon go out of business that way.

Totally wrong yet again. They are paid “expenses” plus a reward element, all directly from the council coffers.

 

[foxhole]

no a foster carer is a parent or person that get a benefit to help cover there costs' they are not employees

They receiver no benefits .

 

[Doggit]

Totally wrong yet again. They are paid “expenses” plus a reward element, all directly from the council coffers.

Well if I'm wrong again, kindly explain how they are self employed then. You seem to be arguing for the sake of arguing. And from the link I gave you , can you show me where the expenses section is, and the reward element.

But yes, they are paid by the local council, but I meant to say that the rates are set by the government, not the local council.

 

[foxhole]

Well if I'm wrong again, kindly explain how they are self employed then. You seem to be arguing for the sake of arguing. And from the link I gave you , can you show me where the expenses section is, and the reward element.

But yes, they are paid by the local council, but I meant to say that the rates are set by the government, not the local council.

what link?

Arguing? Just stating fact and correcting incorrect statements .

Government have no say in payment rates . All set by individual councils across the country .
Self employed fill their tax return in as such and pay separately for NI .

 

[Doggit]

First line, second word rate in blue, they indicate links.

And here it is again.

 

[foxhole]

Interesting that while Big-all states you are either self employed or an employee Doggit insisted FC’s are neither one or the other.

 

[foxhole]

First line, second word rate in blue, they indicate links.

And here it is again.

They are minimum rates, council are free to set them at any level they can afford.
Does not apply to reward element.

 

[big-all]

Interesting that while Big-all states you are either self employed or an employee Doggit insisted FC’s are neither one or the other.

not so much black and white as such lol more my understanding and hopefully in a helpful and honest way

 

[foxhole]

not so much black and white as such lol more my understanding and hopefully in a helpful and honest way

Was not having a go , just trying to illuminate the lack of knowledge around this job. ( Applies to all those replying)