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: Although this is a private arrangement and private fostering - is where parents make an arrangement for the child to stay with someone else who is not a close relative and has no parental responsibilities, and the child stays with that person (the private foster carer) for more than 28 days. There are special rules about how the child is looked after. The local authority must be told about the arrangements and visit to check on the child's welfare. - Related Link