Sunbeam Fostering Agency is one of the largest and most progressive independent foster care agencies in London and the Midlands, providing good quality and innovated family placements to children in care.
WHY FOSTER CHILDREN
There are at any one time more than 65,000 children fostering in the UK in the care system and as the population grows so does the number of children requiring foster homes. Choosing to become a foster parent and deciding to give something back to society can be.
FOSTERING ALLOWANCE - FOSTER CARE PAY
As a foster carer you will receive fostering allowance uk which normally covers things like food, clothing, transportation, pocket money, outings and personal household expenses etc. Sunbeam offers up to £650 per child per week depending on children’s needs. Additionally, we give generous bonuses and foster carers receive other benefits while fostering with us.
Receiving Fostering Allowances
At sunbeam fostering So you are considering becoming a foster parent but are wondering how you are going to afford it and what will be paid to you as fostering allowances as it can be an expensive job. No need to worry, there is plenty of help available to foster parents to help cover the costs of fostering children in uk and as a reward element weekly fostering allowance is being paid to foster carers which of course depends on children’s needs.
Once thought of as a voluntary occupation, providing foster care is now considered to be a professional career and it is generally accepted that fostering is a full-time occupation. As with any recognised profession, foster carer’s allowance and fostering fees for approved foster carers with Independent Fostering Agencies (IFAs) are now quite competitive.
Caring for children in your home, you will incur not only the basic costs of food, clothes, toys and utilities. There are trips out, pocket money and a whole host of other expenses that pop up where children are concerned. The fostering allowance is not only there to help you cover these expenses but also to compensate you in the process.
Sunbeam Fostering Agency
