Foster care allowance

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Dear Gwynedd Council,

1) Please could you tell me your 2019/20 weekly foster care allowances for all age bands, NOT including any fee/reward element for foster carers.

2) Please detail your current fee/reward structure for foster carers (NB this is different to allowances for the child). Please include:
i) Details of the levels/bands for carers and how much you pay per week at each level/band.
ii) The number of foster carers on each level/band, including those that receive no fee on top of the child’s allowance.

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

4) Please detail your current fee/reward structure for former foster carers looking after young people in Staying Put arrangements. Please include:
i) Details of the levels/bands and how much you pay per week at each level/band.
ii) The number of former foster carers on each level/band, including those that receive no fee on top of the child’s allowance.

Yours faithfully,

david davies

Williams Lowri (PLANT), Gwynedd Council

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Lowri Williams
Swyddog Gofal Cwsmer / Customer Care Officer
Adran Plant a Chefnogi Teuluoedd / Children and Supporting Families Department
Rhif Ffon / Telephone: 01286 679151 / Est 32151 š:[email address].cymru

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Dear Gwynedd Council,

1) Please could you tell me your 2019/20 weekly foster care allowances for all age bands, NOT including any fee/reward element for foster carers.

2) Please detail your current fee/reward structure for foster carers (NB this is different to allowances for the child). Please include:
i) Details of the levels/bands for carers and how much you pay per week at each level/band.
ii) The number of foster carers on each level/band, including those that receive no fee on top of the child’s allowance.

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

4) Please detail your current fee/reward structure for former foster carers looking after young people in Staying Put arrangements. Please include:
i) Details of the levels/bands and how much you pay per week at each level/band.
ii) The number of former foster carers on each level/band, including those that receive no fee on top of the child’s allowance.

Yours faithfully,

david davies

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Williams Lowri (PLANT), Gwynedd Council

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Kind Regards,

Lowri

 

Lowri Williams

Swyddog Gofal Cwsmer / Customer Care Officer

Adran Plant a Chefnogi Teuluoedd / Children and Supporting Families
Department

Cyngor Gwynedd, Stryd y Jel, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, LL55 1SH

Rhif Ffon / Telephone: 01286 679151 / Est 32151 š:
[email address].cymru