Weekly Foster Care Allowances 2019-2020 - Find a freedom of information request

Request

1..Please could you tell me your 2019-20 weekly foster care allowances for young people age 16-18 years?

 

2. Please could you tell me your 2019-20 weekly allowances to former foster carers looking after young people in 18+ Staying Put arrangements, broken down by year 1, year 2, and year 3+ if necessary?

Decision

1. The weekly allowance is £243.09

 

2. Figures for Staying Put re payments 2019 – 2020 – 49 young people

LA payment – average £184.00 per week

Housing Payment – average £49.00 per week

Young Person – average £34.00 per week

 

Total average payment - £267.00

 

These figures apply to the previous years

 

Reference number
FOI0508
Date request received
04 September 2019
Date of decision
17 September 2019