Become a Foster Parent | Fostering UK

New to fostering?

If you’re new to foster care, you can learn all about our fostering process and how we are there every step of the way to help you transform a child’s life.

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Looking to transfer?

Changing fostering agency is a big decision.

You can get honest advice and guidance from one of our friendly team.

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Allowances

We offer our foster parents a generous fostering allowance alongside our other benefits, to enable you to provide the very best care to children you look after.

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Interested in finding out more about becoming a foster parent? We have all the information and support you need. Fostering is an amazing way of life. And it starts right here…

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Find your local network

We have fostering teams from Aberdeen to Milton Keynes, so we’re always right here for you when you need us.

Great allowances & rewards

We offer our foster parents an average weekly allowance of £420 per child. Alongside additional payments for birthdays, holidays and religious holidays.

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Want to know if you’re eligible to foster?

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Steve & Sandra's Story

Our fostering experience can only be described as rewarding. Although at the beginning we were very anxious, now the children are without doubt an extension of our friends and family.

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Fostering Stories

Joanne and Stephen's fostering story | Fostering People

September 28 2020

For Joanne and Stephen Phillips, 2012 was a major turning point in their life – it was the year they applied to become foster parents. For Joanne, this opportunity was exactly what she’d been yearning for.

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Carol and John's fostering story

September 28 2020

Carol first found out about Fostering People through a friend, who works as a social worker. “A friend told me about the information evening so I went along. When I got there, I found there was no hard sell, the event was relaxed and welcoming and I felt comfortable”.

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Damian and Rob's fostering story

September 28 2020

Damian and Rob have recently been approved as foster carers with Fostering People. As a gay couple they have shared their thoughts with us as to why they wanted to foster and their experience of going through the assessment process.

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Disability Fostering

Could you foster a child with disabilities?

We offer a dedicated service for young people with disabilities, supported by disability professionals. We care for children with a wide range of disabilities and we provide full training to ensure you are equipped to meet the needs of each individual child. If you have patience, understanding, a good sense of humour, can be extra vigilant, open-minded, are a good communicator and able to advocate for a child, then you have the skill we are looking for.

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