FOI release

Foster Care allowances

Case reference FOI2022/00653

Published 27 May 2022

Request

Please could you tell me your 2022-23 weekly foster care allowances for all age bands, NOT including any fee/reward element for foster carers.

Please detail any allowances that ALL foster carers can claim in addition to their weekly allowance, e.g., holiday allowance or mileage.

Please could you tell me your 2022-23 weekly allowances for former foster carers looking after young people in 18+ Staying Put arrangements, broken down by year 1, year 2, and year 3 if necessary.

Response

Please see the attached documents. You will note that the 'New Foster Care Rates' document states that the rates are effective from 1 January to 31 March 2021, however, I am advised that the same rates are also effective for 2022/23.

Documents

• Fostering fees and allowances policy.pdf (170.0 KB)
• NEW FOSTER CARE RATES.pdf (20.1 KB)

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