Allowance

As a foster carer, you will receive a weekly allowance for any child or young person that is placed in your care. Additionally, you will be entitled to other supplementary allowances:

Birthday and Festivals Allowance:

These allowances are provided to the foster carer to purchase gifts for the child to celebrate their birthday and religious festivals.

Clothing Allowance:

£100 one off payment at the discretion of the Agency (Not Applicable to Emergency/Respite Placements).

This is a one-off payment for children arriving at the placement without personal belongings or clothing.

Holiday Allowance:

The holiday allowances are provided to the carer, in order that the carer can provide an annual holiday. Evidence of expenditure will be required and will be paid at the discretion of the Agency. Holiday allowances will be paid on one occasion during a 12-month period.

Items included:

• Flights
• Hotel or accommodation

Clothing:

This should be approximately £20 per week for expenditure to include school uniform, shoes, trainers, and clothing for outside of school. Should the child wish, this money can be saved for branded trainers or clothing. Receipts need to be obtained and retained by the carer.

Other:

• Travel to and from school
• All equipment needed for activities such as rackets, scout or brownie uniform
• Membership to all activities
• Any extracurricular activities
• Uniform for extracurricular activities

Carer’s Component:

• Travel/Mileage for the child/children up to 150 miles per week i.e.: contact, school runs and professionals’ meetings. Thereafter, consent to be obtained for additional financial support.
• Food/drinks
• School dinner money
• Additional activities such as scouts, beavers, tennis, football, dancing etc