Fostering Allowances 2023/24
Dear Wandsworth 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+ Staying Put 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+ Staying Put arrangements, broken down by year 1, year 2, and year 3 if necessary.
Yours faithfully,
Sammy Matthews
The Fostering Network
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Request for Information – WBC-FOI-01227 – Fostering Allowances
Thank you for your request for information received on 11 April 2023.
We aim to respond to you within 20 working days.
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Request for Information - WBC-FOI-01227 - Fostering Allowances
I refer to your request for information received on 11 April 2023. Please
see the information below in response to your request: -
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?
7 carers are receiving the enhanced payment for disability. One has
disability child and the others have challenging behaviours.
Age band: 0-10
Carers Fee allowance: £228.30
Number of carers: 4
Number of children :4
Age band: 11+
Carers Fee allowance: £228.30
Number of carers: 3
Number of children :5
Element0-10 11+
Allowance£220.30£286.70
Birthday£220.30 one off paid yearly £286.70 one off paid yearly
Festival£220.30 one off paid yearly £286.70 one off paid yearly
Summer£440.60 one off paid yearly£573.40 one off paid yearly
Total number of children 1536
Element0-10 11+
Fee
allowance£194.40
£228.30
Enhanced Fee£228.30£228.30
Total number of carers 1328
i) Details of the levels/bands for carers and how much you pay per week at
each level / band?
Element0-10 11+
Allowance£220.30£286.70
Birthday£220.30 one off paid yearly £286.70 one off paid yearly
Festival£220.30 one off paid yearly £286.70 one off paid yearly
Summer£440.60 one off paid yearly£573.40 one off paid yearly
Total number of children 816
ii) The number of kinship foster carers on each level/band, including
those that receive no fee on top of the child’s allowance?
Levels/bands 0-
10yrs 11+
Fee allowance
£194.40 £228.30
Total number of carers
6 9
Please note we have 18plus under Kinship staying put agreement
Element18 +
Fee allowance£228.30 weekly
Allowance£225.65
Total number of Carers4
Total number of children4
Your 2023-24 weekly allowances for former foster carers looking after
young people in 18+ Staying Put arrangements, broken down by year 1, year
2, and year 3 if necessary?
Weekly allowance: £225.65
Number of children: 3
Your 2023-24 weekly fee payments for former foster carers looking after
young people in 18+ Staying Put arrangements, broken down by year 1, year
2, and year 3 if necessary?
Fee Allowance? £228.30
Number Carers? 3
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