As Cabinet Member for Integrated Children’s Services, I agree to:
a)
i. The weekly Foster Care Maintenance allowance to be increased in line with the rise in line the DFE fostering rates when published.
For information only: the 2020-21 rates have been included below for reference.
|
All placements under 2 years old |
£157.23 |
|
All placements 2 to 4 years old |
£161.54 |
|
All placements 5 to 10 years old |
£178.77 |
|
All placements 11 to 15 years old |
£203.54 |
|
All placements over 16 years old |
£239.08 |
ii. The weekly Foster Care Reward element is increased to:
|
Non-related placements 0 to 8 years old |
£121.50 |
|
Non-related placements 9 to 18 years old |
£230.79 |
iii. The weekly Foster Care Disability Enhancement is increased to:
|
Standard |
£69.24 |
|
Enhanced |
£92.32 |
iv. The weekly Foster Care Skills Based Payment is increased to:
|
Skilled (Level 2) |
£22.07 |
|
Advanced (Level 3) |
£55.14 |
v. The weekly Emergency Foster Carer Retainer payment remains at:
|
Retainer |
£250.00 |
vi. The hourly Sessional & Day Care payments remain at:
|
Sessional Work |
£10.00 |
|
Day Care |
£7.50 |
vii. The Foster Carer Mileage Rate will remain at 45p per mile in line with KCC staff.
viii. The Local Authority charges to OLAs for Children’s Services are increased to:
|
Social work support and assessment (per hour) |
£78.62 |
|
Administration fee associated with social work support and assessment (per invoice) |
£20.00 |
ix. The Kent Supported Homes (Supporting Lodging payments to hosts) remain at:
|
Standard Support (per week) |
£150 |
|
Enhanced Support (per week) |
£250 |
|
Complex Support (legacy cases only) (per week) |
£200 |
|
Mother and Baby Arrangement Support (per week) |
£300 |
|
Outreach support (per hour) |
£10 |
|
Rent (16/17 year old and 18+ who are not eligible to claim benefits) (per week) |
£70 |
|
Rent (University non-term time) |
LHA** rate |
|
Staying Put Extended Foster Care Rate |
Various** |
*LHA – Local Housing Authority
**Various – the rate will depend on circumstances and agreed in line with the Staying Put policy.
b) NOTE:
x. The rates which are dictated by external agencies i.e. Inter-agency charges and Essential Living Allowance
xi. The charges for other Local Authorities for use of in-house respite residential beds is to be calculated on a full cost recovery basis.
c) DELEGATE:
Authority to the Corporate Director of Children, Young People and Education, or other nominated officers, to undertake the necessary actions to implement the decision.