FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND TRAINING
Practical and financial support will be made available to you if you become a foster carer. This will include an allowance to cover costs, tax relief and help getting a State Pension.
ANSACARE FOSTER CARER BENEFIT FROM:
- A realistic financial support that values and recognises your skills.
- Visits from our experienced and caring Supervising Social Workers.
- On-going training and development
- Support from local Ansacare staff who get to know you, your family and the young people you are looking after.
- Regular meetings are held to share information and learn from each other.
- Expert guide and advice on all matters related to fostering.
- Offering activities and exciting days out throughout the year (check our event calendar).
- Your benefits will not be effected
- Accomodation: You can foster as long as you have a spare bedroom - No matter if you live in a council property, privately rented house or your own home!
ANSACARE ALLOWANCES
*for specialist placements and parent and child placements only
FOSTER CARER ALLOWANCE
Foster carers are free to spend the allowance on food, household and travel expenses as they feel benefit the child most. The carers receive additional payments for other essential items for birthdays and Christmas.
The benefits of Foster Care are mostly not effect as long as they are fostering.
DO FOSTER CARER PAY INCOME TAX?
Many foster carers now pay no tax on their earnings from fostering. Foster carers can be exempt from tax on all or most of their fostering income depending on: how many children they look after, whether or not it is a full tax year, whether or not there are other foster carers in the same household. The benefits of Foster Care are mostly not effect as long as they are fostering.
There is a fixed tax exemption of up to £50,000 per year. Please get in touch to find out more detailed information or visit Foster Carer on Gov.uk Website.
RECOMMENDATION REWARD OF £500
We also pay a handsome recommendation reward of £500 for each family recommended to Ansacare Fostering Agency. Please contact us for further information.RECOMMENDATION REWARD OF £500
In addition to this all foster carers who transfer to us with placements will be given £425 per child per week. We have also introduced a generous resopite allowance depending on the number of children placed and training attended in a given year. ON-GOING TRAINING FOR FOSTER CARERS
All foster carers are reviewed every year and receive any training that is needed to ensure they can continue fostering. They get regular visits from their own supervising social worker who offers advice and support. ANSACARE offers an on-going training programme and different activites to help foster carers to offer a high standard care and safety to the children they are caring for. Please check our event calendar for upcoming training/other events.