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Dear Sammy Matthews

Thank you for your enquiry 11098.

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From: [3][email address] <[4][email address]>
Sent: 12 April 2023 11:17
To: socialcarefoi <[5][email address]>
Subject: Your Business Unit has received a Business Unit Request - 11099
(Parental FOI ID 11098)

Dear Conwy County Borough Council, We are seeking to understand the way in
which your foster carers are being paid in your service. The department
which would know this information would be within social services in your
fostering team.

The information we require is:

For your mainstream foster carer population (general/unconnected carers)
the basic weekly allowances paid for 2023/24 per age bracket for all age
bands. NOT including any fee/reward element for foster carers. Please
detail any other allowances paid for children living in mainstream foster
care in addition to their weekly allowance, for example religious
festival, holiday, birthday, other. Please detail the amount paid and the
frequency foster carers can receive these. Please detail any additional
allowances or fees paid to for children with additional support needs or
disabilities. Your current fee/reward structure for mainstream 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 mainstream foster carers on each
level/band, including those that receive no fee on top of the child’s
allowance. For your kinship foster carer population (connected carers) the
basic weekly allowances paid for 2023/24 per age bracket for all age
bands. NOT including any fee/reward element for foster carers. Please
detail any other allowances paid for children living in kinship foster
care in addition to their weekly allowance, for example religious
festival, holiday, birthday, other. Please detail the amount paid and the
frequency foster carers can receive these. Your current fee/reward
structure for kinship 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
kinship foster carers on each level/band, including those that receive no
fee on top of the child’s allowance. Your 2023-24 weekly allowances for
former foster carers looking after young people in 18+ When I'm Ready
arrangements, broken down by year 1, year 2, and year 3 if necessary. Your
2023-24 weekly fee payments for former foster carers looking after young
people in 18+ When I’m Ready arrangements, broken down by year 1, year 2,
and year 3 if necessary.

Yours faithfully,
Sammy Matthews
The Fostering Network
 

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