Foster carer fees and allowances

Placement fees are designed to reflect:

• The needs of the child or young person you are caring for, and
• The time, skills and experience required to care for them

Children's Services will assess your foster child's needs. We use this assessment to decide whether the foster placement is standard, enhanced or complex.

Standard placement fees

The fee for a standard placement is £227 per week.

Children and young people in standard placements are assessed as having:

• No areas of need that require immediate or intensive action
• No more than two areas of need that require action

Enhanced placement fees

The fee for an enhanced placement is £343 per week.

Children and young people in enhanced placements are assessed as having:

• No more than one area of need that requires immediate or intensive action
• At least three areas of need that require action

Complex placement fees

Fees for a complex placements are:

• Child aged 0 to 10 years: £672 per week
• Child or young person aged 11 to 17 years: £672 per week

Children and young people in complex placements are assessed as having at least two areas of need that require immediate or intensive action.