Foster Carers Allowance Calculator

Welcome to our Fostering Allowance Calculator

Our foster parents are recognised as part of our professional team and paid a generous allowance that reflects their specialist skills, knowledge and experience. Fill out the form below to see how much you could receive from fostering.

After 12 months of fostering, many of foster parents care for more than one child over the age of 11. The average fostering allowance our foster parents receive is £56,918 per year, tax free outside of London. Within London the average is £61,485

HOW DO THE FOSTERING PAYMENTS WORK?

The foster parent weekly payments are made up of two parts:

An allowance to cover the cost of caring for a child – such as for food, clothing, utilities, transport, pocket money, outings and activities
A professional fee to reward foster carers for their hard work and commitment to caring for a vulnerable child

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EXPERIENCED FOSTER PARENTS

If you’re joining ISP as an experienced foster parent from another agency or local authority, you’ll start on a higher fostering allowance, so long as you have more than 12 months experience and have completed the core training.

As with all of our foster parents, you’ll have the opportunity to progress further to our senior payment tier, through the completion of further training, including an NVQ3 or QCF Level 3 Health and Social Care.

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Additional benefits

As well as generous fostering allowance, we offer various additional benefits, including;

Summer activity allowance
Holiday allowance
22 nights respite allowance
School uniform allowance
Social events and celebrations
Access to our foster parent rewards platform

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Whether you’re looking for more information or you’re ready to apply, we’re here to help you on your journey.

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