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...