Foster care allowances

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Dear Richmond upon Thames Borough Council,

Please could you tell me your 2016-17 weekly foster care allowances for all age bands, not including any fee/reward element for foster carers.

Please also include weekly allowances to former foster carers looking after young people aged 18+ under the staying put provisions of the Children and Families Act 2014.

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

Robert Cann

FOI, Richmond upon Thames Borough Council

 

Our Ref: L/JS/e19573

 

Dear Robert Cann

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Our Ref: NL/e19573

 

Dear Robert Cann,

 

Your request for information which was received on 1 September 2016 has
been considered.

 

Please find our response below.

 

Your request:

 

Please could you tell me your 2016-17 weekly foster care allowances for
all age bands, not including any fee/reward element for foster carers.

 

Please also include weekly allowances to former foster carers looking
after young people aged 18+ under the staying put provisions of the
Children and Families Act 2014.

 

Our response:

 

Please see attached our weekly foster care allowances.

 

In regards to former foster cares looking after young people aged 18+
please see below;

 

Allowance payment to carers - the carer would retain the fostering fee
(currently under review) for a period of one year and then be reviewed.

 

Reward Element payment to carers - the carer would retain the fostering
fee (currently under review) for a period of one year and then be
reviewed.

 

The Staying put allowance-  we pay will be the same rate as the Foster
rate for 1 year and then it is reviewed

 

I hope you are satisfied with this response.

 

If you are dissatisfied please let us know in writing, setting out your
reasons why and send to:

 

Corporate Complaints and Access to Information Manager

Community Engagement & Accountability Team

Adult and Community Services

3rd Floor Civic Centre

44 York Street

Twickenham

TW1 3BZ

E-mail: [1][Richmond upon Thames Borough Council request email]

 

 

Kind regards

 

Natalie Lacey

Data Protection and Information Officer

Community Engagement and Accountability Team

Adult and Community Services

0208 891 7058

[email address]

 

 

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