Foster care allowances and payments

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Dear Achieving for Children,

1) Please could you tell me your 2017-18 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.

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

Robert Cann

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Dear Mr Cann,
Your Ref: Freedom of Information request - Foster care allowances and
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We acknowledge receipt of your request for information under the Freedom
of Information Act 2000. We will respond to your request by 20/10/2017, 20
working days from the date of receipt of the request, as defined by the
FOIA 2000.
Kind regards,
Chantelle Elliott
Information Governance Support Officer
Business Services and Transformation
Phone: 020 8891 7250     (Kingston - 020 8547 4635) 
Email: [1][email address]
Achieving for Children
42 York Street, Twickenham, TW1 3BW
Providing Children’s Services for Kingston and Richmond

[2]http://www.achievingforchildren.org.uk/

Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company registered in
England and Wales | Company number: 08878185 | Registered address: Gifford
House, 67c St Helier Avenue, Morden, SM4 6HY 

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Dear Mr Cann,
Your request for information under FOIA 2000 has been considered.
Please find our response attached. 
Kind regards,
Chantelle Elliott
Information Governance Support Officer
Business Services and Transformation
Phone: 020 8891 7250     (Kingston - 020 8547 4635) 
Email: [1][email address]
Achieving for Children
42 York Street, Twickenham, TW1 3BW
Providing Children’s Services for Kingston and Richmond

[2]http://www.achievingforchildren.org.uk/

Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company registered in
England and Wales | Company number: 08878185 | Registered address: Gifford
House, 67c St Helier Avenue, Morden, SM4 6HY 

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1. mailto:[email address]
2. http://www.achievingforchildren.org.uk/