The £7.4m allocation for 2014/15 is part of a £40m funding package announced last year that councils will use to deliver the government’s Staying Put policy, which gives fostered 18-year-olds the option of remaining with a carer up to 21.
The Department for Education said the £7.4m covers 900 placements, which equates to £8,222 per young person. The funding allocation for 2015/16 will be around £14m and a remaining £21m will be paid in 2016/17.
Kent County Council has received the largest payout of £265,272. Among other large payouts is Croydon’s £171,588, Manchester’s £165,672, Birmingham’s £149,893 and Essex’s £162, 713 allocation.
Among the lowest allocations are North Lincolnshire’s £5,917, the City of London’s £4,931 and Rutland’s £2,958.
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