Dear The Fostering Network

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Freedom of Information request - Foster care allowances

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Dear Ms Elliott,

Thank you for your email of 17 September 2019.  I have reproduced your
request verbatim in bold, with my response beneath each section.

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?

Find attached the 2019/20 Hackney Foster Carer Fees and Allowances Policy
with associated documents.

Please could you tell me your 2019-20 weekly allowances to former foster
carers looking after young people in 18+ Staying Put arrangements, broken
down by year 1, year 2, and year 3+ if necessary?

Find attached the 2019/20 Staying Put Policy. 

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