Category: Fostering and Adopting

News this week… Proposed living wage for 2026 published, dispute resolved and strong rating for anti-doping compliance

Proposed minimum wage for 2026 announcedThe Minister for Social Security, Deputy Lyndsay Feltham, has proposed a new minimum wage rate for 2026 from, raising it from its current level of £13.00 to £13.59 an hour. The Minister is announcing the rate well in advance of its proposed implementation on 1 April next year.  “High compliance” rating … Read more News this week… Proposed living wage for 2026 published, dispute resolved and strong rating for anti-doping compliance

Islanders should be confident our pension system is in a very strong position

By Deputy Lyndsay Feltham, Minister for Social Security. The Council of Ministers has published its Proposed Budget for 2026–29. This includes a proposed temporary reduction in the States Grant up to 2029 to help pay for investments in services. The States Grant is a transfer of money from the general taxpayer into the Social Security … Read more Islanders should be confident our pension system is in a very strong position

Another way to help: respite care

The Young family is celebrating 20 years of fostering, having looked after close to 50 children over that period

The Young family is made up of Jeanette (58), Glyn (60) and their three daughters, Aythya (24), Mairi (22) and Salili (14). Jeanette and Glyn met at Edinburgh Zoo while they were working with the primates, and the bird section together. Jeanette from Scotland and Glyn the south of England, the couple moved to Jersey … Read more The Young family is celebrating 20 years of fostering, having looked after close to 50 children over that period