As Children Now went to press it was expected to include proposals forfour different bands of allowance based on the age of the child, butwith no regional variations.
The allowances were all expected to be at levels below the FosteringNetwork's minimum, the widely accepted benchmark for spending on fostercare. And housing, fuel and travel costs were not expected to beincluded in the suggested minimum allowance.
The 12-week consultation is also likely to restate the Government'scommitment to meet additional costs not already covered by itsinvestment in fostering, but give no detail on whether there will beringfenced funding for this.
Chief executive of the Fostering Network Robert Tapsfield said: "Forthose foster carers who currently receive 50 a week, a system ofnational allowances will hopefully offer improvement." But he added:"Failing to cover travel, fuel and housing expenses would be a seriousblow."
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