Foster care allowances and payments

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Dear Swansea Council,

1) Please could you detail your 2017-18 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.

2) Please could you tell me your 2017-18 weekly allowances to former foster carers looking after young people in Continuing Care / When I am Ready arrangements, broken down by year 1, year 2, and year 3+ if necessary.

3) Please detail your 2017-18 fee/reward structure for former foster carers looking after young people in Continuing Care / When I am Ready 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,

Robert Cann

Powney, Michael, Swansea Council

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Hello Robert

Further to your freedom of information request regarding foster care
allowances and payments, please find our response attached.

Thank you

 

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-----Original Message-----

From: Robert Cann [[1]mailto:[FOI #452489 email]]

Sent: 13 December 2017 16:00

To: Corporate Complaints

Subject: Freedom of Information request - Foster care allowances and
payments

 

Dear Swansea Council,

 

1) Please could you detail your 2017-18 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.

 

2) Please could you tell me your 2017-18 weekly allowances to former
foster carers looking after young people in Continuing Care / When I am
Ready arrangements, broken down by year 1, year 2, and year 3+ if
necessary.

 

3) Please detail your 2017-18 fee/reward structure for former foster
carers looking after young people in Continuing Care / When I am Ready
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,

 

Robert Cann

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