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Financial help for foster carers

You’ll receive an allowance for day to day expenses such as food, clothing, pocket money and nappies.

Age rangeWeekly payment
0 to 2£222.06
3 to 4£227.32
5 to 10£249.93
11 to 15£310.11
16 or over£364.89
Working children
£249.63
Short break (respite) rates Daytime£29.68
Day / Overnight£38.55

Guide to fostering allowances

Foster carer’s fees

Depending on your skills, experience and the type of placement you can offer, we may also pay a carer’s fee. This fee is in addition to your allowance. 

This fee is provided to foster carers who have progressed through different levels on a ‘foster career pathway’. Approval at these different levels depends on your:

  • assessed core skills
  • length of experience as an approved carer
  • training you’ve undertaken

Fee structure for fostering a child

Tax information for foster carer payments

Support we offer our foster carers

We offer a wide range of support including:

  • tailored training programmes to enhance your skills and experiences
  • an allocated social worker who will work with you on a one to one basis
  • membership to ‘Foster Talk’ and legal protection insurance
  • regular support groups and an opportunity to meet with other foster carers
  • access to support workers
  • respite care
  • support for sons and daughters of foster carers
  • financial support
  • regular foster carer’s news and information
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