Written questions

Foster Care: Finance

Commons · Question 11388 · Tabled 19 Jun 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 29 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Kerry McCarthy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 10 April 2026 to Question 126120, when her Department will publish further details on the scope of its in-depth study of fostering finances.

Answer

Answered by Josh MacAlister, 29 Jun 2026

The department plans to focus on fostering allowances, fees, as well as other financial support that carers receive, and use this to inform analysis alongside existing data on recruitment and retention.To inform this work, more data is needed about the fi...