Foster Care Allowance - Freedom of information requests
Title or Description
Foster Care Allowance
FOI Number
15809
Date Received
17/11/2021
Type of Request
FOI
Request or Question
1. Please could you tell me your 2021-22 weekly foster care allowances for all age bands, NOT including any fee/reward element for foster carers.2. Please detail any allowances that ALL foster carers can claim in addition to their weekly allowance, e.g. holiday allowance or mileage.3. Please could you tell me your 2021-22 weekly allowances for former foster carers looking after young people in 16+/18+ Continuing Care arrangements, broken down by year 1, year 2, and year 3+ if necessary.
Response
1. Foster Care Allowance 0 - 10 yrs Weekly £132.54Foster Care Allowance 11 yrs + Weekly £198.78
2. All carers are paid on a 56 week per year basis with an additional week's payment for child's birthday and Christmas and 2 weeks for summer holidays. Other additional payments are:
Telephone/Broadband Allowance Monthly £20.60
Mileage As claimed 35.1p per mile
