Speaking in Parliament this week, Zahawi said the government had no plans to look at introducing a national minimum allowance, despite figures earlier this year showing a fall in the proportion of young people moving from foster care to a Staying Put placement when they turn 18.
He was responding to a parliamentary question from Labour MP Alex Cunningham about whether the government planned to review Staying Put, including the "potential merits" of a national minimum allowance.
Cunningham, MP for Stockton North, raised the question after research by The Fostering Network published last month showed a quarter of foster carers cited inadequate allowances offered by councils as the main reason they were unable to offer a Staying Put placement.
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