Will the fostering allowance affect my benefits?

As a foster carer you may be entitled to claim benefits and tax credits. The allowances and fee you receive from fostering are normally completely disregarded as income or only taxable profit from your fostering is taken into consideration for the purposes of calculating your entitlement to benefits.

See our page on How Much are Foster Carers Paid for full details about how your benefits might be affected.

For further information about claiming benefits while fostering visit the Government’s website, or download the HMRC’s leaflet on tax credits.