Allowances and Payments in Fostering – Monitoring and Auditing

Foster carer payments and allowances are outlined in the below link:

Approved foster carers - payment policy 2024-2025 - Hertfordshire County Council

Foster carers should use the 'Expenditure - Monitoring and Audit Sheet' to demonstrate how the allowances provided for the needs of the child/young person have been used and what items have been purchased. All clothing, pocket money and items over the value of £50 should be recorded (in brief) on the 'Expenditure - Monitoring and Audit Sheet' and set out whether the allowances have been provided in the form of purchased items, in the form of cash or in a different way. Please refer to the Foster carer payments document for more information.

Foster carers are also reminded that it is their responsibility to retain their Hertfordshire remittance advice payments sheets for income tax and national insurance purposes.

Please see below separate guidance for management of the following allowances:

• Disability Living Allowance (Care or Mobility);
• Personal Independence Payment (Care or Mobility);
• Employment & Support Allowance.

See also:

Fostering, adoption and benefits

Guidance on the use of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Personal Independent Payments (PIP)