Foster care allowance
Dear Newcastle upon Tyne City 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
Acknowledgement: FOI 16434
Thank you for your request for information. We are dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
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Freedom of Information Team
FOI 16434, Response
Dear David
Please fine attached the response to your recent FOI request.
Kind regards
Mary McCann
School Appeals and Complaints Officer
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