Financial Calculator | Fostering Allowances

The amount you receive in foster care payments varies from placement to placement and region to region. We understand that some children have more challenging needs and requirements than others, and that sometimes you’ll need a helping hand. Factors such as this, along with the age of the child being placed with you and the type of placement, can all affect the allowances and fostering payments you’ll receive.

How long have you been fostering?

I am new to fostering More than 12 months

How many children are you caring for / do you plan on caring for?

1 2 3 4

What is the age range of these children?

0-4 5-10 11-17

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Don’t worry, you will be able to go back and change these afterwards to see how your results could change

Allowances

Learn more about how fostering allowances can affect benefits, tax and national insurance contributions.

How to become a foster carer

To become a foster carer there are six steps you’ll complete. Depending on your circumstances, the process can take between four and six months.

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