Fostering Allowances 2023/24
Dear Knowsley Metropolitan 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
Dear Sir/Madam,
Thank you for your email received on 11 April 2023 requesting information about Fostering Allowances 2023/24.
Please note you can now log a Freedom of Information request on our online portal on the following link.
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I have recorded your request for information under reference F2023.04.6442
This has been passed to the relevant service and you will receive a response by 10 May 2023.
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Kind regards,
Customer Liaison Team
Knowsley Council
Archway Road
Huyton
Knowsley
Merseyside
L36 9UX
Dear Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council,
Please respond to our FOI request as soon as is possible.
Yours faithfully,
Eve Hatcher
The Fostering Network
Thank you for your email. We will aim to contact you within 3 working
days. In the meantime, further information is provided within the Make a
Freedom of Information request in Knowsley Council section of our website.
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Dear Ms Hatcher
The response to your request was provided on the 9 June 2023 at 11.01.
It has been resent again this morning.
Regards
Customer Liaison Team
Knowsley Council
Archway Road
Huyton
Knowsley
Merseyside
L36 9UX
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