What expenses are covered under the fostering allowance?

The fostering allowance covers these costs but is not limited to:

• Food
• Clothing
• Travel
• Household bills
• Everyday living
• Allowance
• Entertainment

Foster Carers are trained to know and identify the needs of the child they are placed with best. There is some flexibility around how this allowance is spent on the foster child, it is mandatory however, that a savings account is established for the foster child to which ongoing payments are made.