Foster carer pay, tax and money: the guides

Greater London Fostering pays £479.50 a week for a child aged 10 and under and £507.50 for a child aged 11 or over, paid per child while a child lives with you. These guides explain what that money covers, why most carers pay little or no tax on it, and what changes with benefits, council tax and work.

Pay and tax

• How Foster Carer Pay Works: The Fostering Allowance Explained
• Do Foster Carers Pay Tax? Qualifying Care Relief Explained
• Fostering and Your Benefits: What Changes and What Doesn’t
• Helping Foster Carers With Their Council Tax

Work and fostering

• Can You Foster If You Work? An Honest Answer

When a young person turns 18

• Staying Put: What Happens When a Young Person Turns 18?
• Continuing Care Explained: What It Means for Foster Carers in England