As a Foster Carer, you will receive weekly payments for the care you provide based on your skills and experience:

If you looked after two children between the ages of 5 and 10 years old, you could earn between £17,680 and £42,640 (subject to your experience and training)?
If you looked after two teenagers aged 16 and over, you could earn between £26,000 to £44,720 subject to experience and skill level.
If you looked after a sibling group of three children all between the ages of 5 and 10 years old you could earn between £32,760 and £67,080 subject to experience and training.
If you looked after a baby or a child up to the age of 4 you would earn between £7,700 and £19,240 subject to experience and training.
You could earn up to £31,811 caring for a child with disabilities for 208 nights a year as a Link Carer.

Furthermore, you will also receive additional payments to help you meet the cost of caring for a child or young person. These include:

Generous mileage allowances for taking a child to school or to see their family
Grants to pay for furniture and the equipment that you need to look after a child
An additional payment to support you to take a child on holiday or to enrol them in clubs or activities during the summer holidays
A birthdays and additional festival payment so that you can buy that special gift or arrange a celebration event
A grant towards clothing, and school uniform

We value the contribution our incredible fostering community makes each and every day. To show our support, we host regular events where the fostering community comes together to celebrate personal achievements – which will also give you the opportunity to meet others from across the service.

Depending on where you live, we can offer you a discounted gym membership which applies to you, the child you look after, and you own family.

We also offer our Cambridgeshire Foster Carer a Max card, which gives you discounts at venues across the UK. The scheme is designed to help families save money on great days out at castles, zoos, bowling alleys, trampoline parks and many other attractions.

There is also free access to Foster Talk and the Foster Network which both offer free, impartial, and confidential support for you as either a Foster Carer or prospective Foster Carer. This will vary depending on which Local Authority you foster for

Fostering in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough