Financial help for foster carers
You’ll receive an allowance for day to day expenses such as food, clothing, pocket money and nappies.
| 0 to 2 | £222.06
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| 3 to 4 | £227.32
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| 5 to 10 | £249.93
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| 11 to 15 | £310.11
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| 16 or over | £364.89
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Working children
| £249.63
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| Short break (respite) rates Daytime | £29.68
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| Day / Overnight | £38.55
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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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