Petition · past parliament · Department for Education
Substantially raise minimum fostering allowances due to current cost of living
Closed
1,459 signatures
What the petition asks
The Government should substantially raise the minimum allowance paid to foster carers. Money is having to be spent out of foster carer's personal money leaving some in financial hardship, while they are trying to care for some of our most vulnerable young people.
The foster allowance paid to many foster carers is not high enough to cover all the children's needs and run households. The minimum allowances for people who help these children needs to be looked at & increased.
Timeline
| 22 Mar 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Oct 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
1,459
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Education
Opened
22 Mar 2022
Closed
6 Oct 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.