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Example - Leeds City Council
Weekly Allowance Rates:
Childs Age:
0-4yrs £108.65
5 - 10 £123.75
11 - 15 £154.35
16yrs+£194.70
Weekly Fees:
Level 1: No Fee (Probationary)
Level 2: £51 (1st child in placement)
£25.50 (each subsequent child in placement)
Level 3: tba (Progression Level, implementing in 2009)
Level 4 / Schemes:
£260.70 (1st child in placement)
£428.60 (2 children in placement)
£537.65 (3 children in placement)
Other assistance:
They provide a range of material and other financial support, including essential equipment (e.g. beds / bedding / safety gates), fostered children’s clothing needs, certain transport costs and other expenses related to fostering commitments.
They introduced a 'Payment for Skills' model in 2008, where fees are payable to foster carers on levels 2, 3 and 4. Level 1 is an entry level for new carers to have a probationary year before progressing to Level 2. Level 3 is a progression level which is being introduced in 2010.
Level 4 fees reflect payment to our foster carers who provide the most skilled, experienced commitments to the most demanding children and young people. Entry at Level 4 would require people meeting particular criteria depending on the type of fostering - an example is our Fee Paid Career fostering recruitment campaign for fostering children over age 10yrs+ (see Introduction page for details).
Level 4 fostering replaces the term 'Fee Paid Schemes' although the types of fostering provided at this level remains largely unchanged. Foster Carers on all levels will receive the child age related allowance.
Allowance payment rates are informed by the DfCFS minimum allowances guidance. Amounts below are for the year April 2009 - end March 2010. (Allowances and Fees are reviewed annually).
Source http://www.leeds.gov.uk/Health_and_social_care/Fostering_adopting_and_looked_after_children/Fostering/Fostering__financial_support.aspx
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