Allowances, recognition and rewards

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Allowances

Whilst money shouldn’t be your biggest motivator for fostering, we know it is a factor when considering a professional role, and fostering is no exception.

Fostering allowances vary greatly depending on:

Which fostering service you foster for
The child in your care’s age
The needs of the child
Where you live

evolve’s minimum fostering allowance is £460 per child per week and can increase to up to £950 if you care for a parent and child fostering arrangement.

The government website states that the minimum foster care allowance ‘to cover the cost of caring for a child… is usually between £165 and £289 a week.' (May 2025)

However, on average, evolve Foster Parent’s earn around £675 per week per child.

Enquire about transferring

Send us your details and one of our experienced fostering advisors will be in touch to arrange a time for an informal chat and discuss the next steps.

Other benefits of working with evolve

Even though foster parents are self-employed, you still receive a range of benefits whilst working with evolve, including:

Support all day, all year

Monthly reflective practice

Individual and personalised monthly reflective practise and clinical drop-ins

Supervising social worker with a protected caseload

Our Supervising Social Workers have a protected caseload of 7 families, meaning more immediate, personable responses.

Unrivalled fostering allowance

of up to £950 per child per week

Recommendation scheme

Payment of £1500

Bespoke 12-month training and personal development plan

21 respite days

Paid if not used

First access to the fostering festival FOSTival

FosterTalk membership

Apply to become a foster parent with evolve

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