Service Description: The Combined Accommodation Scheme (CAS) provides a consistent and stable experience for young people in the community who are or have been in foster care by offering continuity of care and accommodation. This scheme also provides accommodation and support to young people (aged 16-18 years) in the community who find themselves homeless.
Also known as:- CAS, Homelessness, Housing, Supportive Lodgings
Answer: The Childrens Act 1989 defines a privately fostered child as ' a child who is under the age of 16 (under 18 if they are disabled) and who is cared for and accommodated for 28 consecutive days or more by someone other than a parent, other persons with a parental responsibility or a close relative (such as a grandparent, brother, sister, uncle or aunt (whether of full blood or half blood or by affinity,) or a step parent.) - Related Link