Find out what you get as Foster Carer
"I don't Foster for the money but i can't foster without it."
Terri, SCF Foster Carer.
10 and under
Payment for fostering a child 10 years old or younger
As a South Coast Foster Carer, you'll receive£425 per week, for each child you care for. About £90 need to be spent directly on the child.
11 and over
Payment for fostering a child 11 and over
As a South Coast Foster Carer, you'll receive£450 per week, for each child you care for. About £100 need to be spent directly on the child.
Parent & Child
As a mum and baby foster carer:
As a South Coast Foster Carer, you'll receive £875 per week, To care for a parent and child. There might be a deduction if the parent receives benefits.
Enhanced Fostering
Our most skilled foster carers
Can receive anything upto £1600 a week to foster a child. This is the very extreme, and normally our enhanced carers receive £100-200 more each week.
