Family Network Support Packages

What support do FNSPs provide?

FNSPs can provide support for identified needs.  

For example the FNSP could pay for: 

• A relative's spare bedroom to be decorated and furnished. This could mean they have the child sleep over regularly. This could prevent a family breakdown.  
• Pay a relative's wages so they can take time off work. This could help the parent overcome a challenging time, like a serious illness.
• Help towards moving costs if the relative's home is too small. This could enable a relative to become a kinship carer.  

Support can only be given to family network members, not directly to parents.

Who is eligible for a FNSP?

 A family may be eligible if one or more of the following applies:

• The family is open to Family Help and there is a Family Help or Child Protection Plan
• There is a Family Help Lead Practitioner or Social Worker involved
• The child is living in a kinship arrangement and a FNSP could help support stability.
• The child cannot remain with their parents, but could live with a kinship carer with a FNSP in place
• The support from a FNSP could allow a child return home to their birth family

For more information about this scheme, visit Newcastle City Council website.

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