How do foster parents get paid

Money seems to be a dirty word in fostering but why maybe they would get a lot more foster carers if they paid a salary, there will be people that do it for the money only but they should be weeded out with all the interviews and training you have to do. I love fostering but would I do it without getting paid. The answer is no because I couldn't afford it, but that doesn't make me a bad person because I am not.

So the USA should look at their system and then they might get a lot more foster carers. In order to get paid for fostering a child you must be licensed!!

All payments are through AZ as. Alicia, When I took the training a few years ago there were some parents who were fostering a relative's children. They did get paid, but the formula for fostering a relative child is different and the amount is lower.

You will still need to go through training and get approved, but the process is simpler for a relative child. Inquire at your local DCS office. Kathie, It doesn't matter what state your foster child is from. You should be working with a case worker in your state and getting funds through your state.

I have a question my niece and nephew live with their mom but DCS is about to put them in foster care and so she called me to see if me or my sister would take the kids and of course we will whether we get paid or not but with both of us being single parents already and need some help with adding 2 morewould we get any kind of help from the state since they are not biologically ours and we are taking them in.

I will be honest, I am one of those people that did ask "how much will state pay", not because I want money. But I will not have a foster child and let them go with out.

So I needed to see my budget and go from there. I will not let any child be put into a loving and wonderful home over there head - and that does not cost a cent!!!

I do need to make sure that they are clothed, fed, and all dr's appt. So NO - I don't care what they "help" with, I just want to be able to take care of a child the best they will ever see in there life, and one that does not stay for couple of weeks a couple that I can adopt, so they never go into system again.

It's my calling to from God to take care of children, and I will!! I now see why Foster Patents in the State of North Carolina beg -yes beg for school supplies, clothing, food, money for sports, books etc..

I no longer will be critical -. Having worked for the Welfare System in the State of California and believed their was certain criteria -their own furnished bedroom etc..

I've heard horror stories about people who make a living fostering kids Federal funds sends bigger amount and States keep and pays very little for foster parents! I would also hope that anyone interested in fostering has their heart in the right place. But you cannot judge someone for wanting to know how much assistance or reimbursement you would get for caring for them.

No that it needs to be a money making deal, that would increase the risk of abuse and neglect. But for someone who would like to help, and no necessarily wealthy, it is important to know, if I foster a child under school age, is there help with the cost of daycare? Or really any expected out of pocket expenses.

To not understand the program reimbursement before jumping in would be silly. Foster care is one of the most important jobs you can do for a child. Children in foster care have experienced levels of complex trauma and most maltreatment. I adopted 4 reactive attachment disorder out of the foster care system. I can say while being a foster parent the financial help from the state did not cover the cost of travel for 4 children to the various medical appt. The things needed to work on sensory issues that are not covered under medical insurance and placing them into multiple activities to help with PT and OT development.

States need to support foster parents. One of the children required bi-weekly medical appointments more than miles away from my home. Funds received from the state did not cover the cost. I totally hear everyone who is saying that no one should foster for the money.

But some of us who would make great foster parents dont have the money to take a kid in, and that is really frustrating. I am a single mother to one child who is almost grown. I am a trained clinical therapist for high needs children, some are in foster care. If a stipend could just cover my basic living expenses I am low income and am not in expensive housing , I could be a great , stable, and theraputic foster care giver. I would not want to take on a high needs child and work full time.

I would want to stay home. If the stipend covered my living expenses i could do that. We would be poor, but I have always been poor and know how to take care of kids with little money.

So i would not be in it for the money at all, I would be in it to be as stable as possible so that my commitment to children would be effective for them. The current stipends are a barrier for people like me , and I am sure there are many. My daughter is placement for my 3 children and I'd not getting paid by the state to take care of my 8yr 2yr. What can be done to receive more money for him. Like others? Hi, I was looking around to see how much foster parent make; I was thinking about taking in 2 or 3 teenager girls that need a home and some one to love them.

I have 2 already and they are expensive. I feel that teen age girls needs all the attention they can get. If I was to do this I would want to be able to care for them in every way and working a job does not help the girls that have special needs and if I can start a small home business to cover my bills and they get enough to cover the things that they need would make my plan of becoming a full time foster parent for teen age girl much better.

Very informative. I have always wanted to become a foster mom but when I could afford it, I worked odd hours and now I have health issues and don't think it would be good for me or the child. Most of these kids are nightmares!!! In addition, to the stress they bring you are expected to take them to see the shrink once or twice a week, the doctor, the dentist, trainings, group meetings and so on and so on. On top of all that you are the one who has to pay for gas for all of these trips, tolls, breakfast, lunch, dinner and they expect you to use your PTO to make it happen.

The agency and the state keeps most of the money and expect the foster parent to hold it down for pennies. No wonder all these kids are homeless. They should pay double for these kind of children and their disabilities. Most of these kids suffer from mental illness at its worst and the agencies expect the foster parents to pick up the pieces while they keep the check. If this isn't all about money then why does the agency keep most of the money but then expect the foster parent to hold it down.

You are correct Anna. It does not include any of that because I don't have the room now ability to find out anywhere near accurate numbers on that since it varies even more so than regular payments. The people that take advantage and become fosters for the sake of making money make me sick, but in all honesty the whole point of this article was to hopefully discourage those people from ever getting started. The majority I have talked with do not get a lot of extras.

They simply get the monthly payment. And really there is no way to be profitable unless they are neglecting the child, which many do. That is only one of the many problems surrounding the system. Really these are just few figures, it does not detail the mileage paid to foster parents for appointments and yes they get paid mileage from logistic care, it doesn't include the snap or food stamp benefits per child, it doesn't include the miscellaneous funds provided to foster parents , you know like periderm for motel or meals , or what about foster parent being reinstated for money they say they spend, you know those receipts for funds spent on the child in their care.

I have seen and heard about how many individuals that play the system and make a living of kids and infants. There may be a few who do not make money but that is because the case workers are keeping the funds in their account and not distributing it which I may add there have been audits done to prove this occurrence in several states across this nation.

After all there has been children whom receive social security and it gets put in an account that the state handles , all while the states distribute the funds to the foster care providers. So for the foster parents that wine oh I not making money well the joke is on you the state has the money in an account and they are just providing you the crumbs while you raise that child and the state will keep the money after the child becomes an adult, talk about a scam. For three years we have been ICPC kinship fostering two grandkids, one of whom has severe mental defect and both were psychologically abused.

We have had one heck of a time with the older 17, almost 18 and get nothing from anybody. It is not cheap raising kids. Can anyone explain this. I have an 8 yr old that was a victim of Agg child abuse 8 yrs ago 3mos of age.

His injuries were egregious and after years of Drs appts we are facing more with ADHD meds, growth issues endocrinologists , high blood pressure nephrology I wont even go into historical detail regarding his brain injuries, fractured ribs etc The emotional, physical and financial toll are doing their job on me.

I'd just like to know why he is entitled to anything less than non-relative foster care givers receive who have absolutely no vested interest in the children. Would more money make the situation better? Would it ease the burden of financial stress so that I can enjoy this wonderful little guy and share more of the world with him?

OH Yes! If anybody has an answer please let me know. Thanks Marcia, apparently when I switched this over from Word I left that part out. It has been added. Thank you. I believe the question of the payment for fostering a child is a valid concern. For countless people there is the love and environment waiting for a child. Though, countless folks are not well off or able to invite one into their home because of economic reasons.

It is a reasonable assumption there will be money offered to help feed, clothe and see to educational and health care needs. It is defeating the purpose to bring them into the same environment a child was removed from.

This certainly does not mean a low income family is presenting a less stable or loving area in which to raise a healthy child, but the reality is it does cost money to do a variety of things when doing the job right.

The baseball games, practice for volleyball and swimming will eat up in one month what is offered as a form of payment by one state. These are only examples of allowing a kid to explore the arena of extra curricular activities.

Getting to practice, the uniform and even paying to become part of a team means money. I am pleased to see this hub making the rounds again. IMHO, peeples is the perfect person to present this accurately and fairly from both sides. This is the best article on this particular topic and corresponding information.

As for the money thing? My Grand daughter works for CPS In any event, what I wanted to mention is that she my GD has made it clear that New York provides very little toward monetary support. I have mixed feelings about this because, it can be supposed that if this is the case, it may be that the adults willing to take in children are in it for the humanity and help they can provide children On the other hand, once a child is placed and the difficulties arise and seem too much for the foster family to handle, the lack of funds only adds to the frustration and unwillingness of people to keep the children.

This is just common sense. I have a bad habit of believing in "fantasies. My bipolar neighbor has 7 Foster Kids, some are her sisters kids due to the Mom in jail. The Foster Mom drops the f bomb at the 2 toddlers. Always screaming at them, to the point another neighbor wants to turn them in. Looks like she is getting a load of money in AZ, and it is obvious she is in it for the money.

I mention the bipolar because it is obviously not managed, and so these kids get to put up with the Rollercoaster ride of it.

And if us neighbors hear the verbal abuse outside, what is going on inside the home? It is disguisting. They have enough to take the kids to Disneyland etc.

What a load of garbage that AZ pays the highest rates, takes the most kids from homes, puts the kids in situations like this but, hey, they get to go to Disney.

Talk about a broken system. At least they are moving after a year and a half so that the rest of the neighbors don't have to hear the 4 dogs barking all hours, the psycho Mom yelling and swearing at the kids, and the kids passing on the abuse like throwing rocks at the disabled neighbor kid.

And how is a person allowed 7 Foster kids in the 1st place. And why isn't the welfare worker talking to the neighbors to see how the foster kids are being treated? I know 2 neighbors who have written about the verbal assaults on these kids on their FB pages.

Hi, In the UK fostering is considered as professional work, a lot of training and studying is involved, our children do benefit a much higher standard of care Julie, in my state of Tennessee, you have to be able to provide for yourself so I am curious how you are a "professional carer" unless you are independently wealthy I wonder how you or anyone else here do not work and use fostering as your sole income. If foster parenting were treated as the JOB it is, the children in the system would benefit from a much higher standard of care.

I have been a foster carer for 13 years, peebles it is not about money, however it is still a job! I am a professional foster carer and take great pride in my work, us "professional carers" have to study and work very hard to to gain diploma's nvq's alongside constant training,meetings, supervison I could go on and on, we work hard and yes if wasn't paid then would be forced to work then who loses out, yes the children! Forgetting free health insurance for th while gsmily.

EBT ot foodstamps what ever your state gives out, mileage reimbursement for driving them to appointments, stipends for every holiday birthday. I don't ur4,t. Yes daycare is usually provided under vouchers in most states. Each state however has different rules on food stamp allowance. The best way to see if it is for you is to join a facebook group or other group that will give you some insight.

Sign up to be a foster parent and they will send you to classes to prepare you for being a foster parent at least enough for you to have an idea if you will be able to handle it. The child will also be covered under medicaid which will cover their heath care costs. I'm 26, single and looking into becoming a foster parent. I can honestly say I am not in it for the money and I know I will be paying out more than I receive.

I have a good paying, full-time job however being single my concern is can I handle a child financially. I'm just curious how much help you do actually receive. I live in Michigan so if the average amount stated in the article is true, is that monthly? What kind of help do you receive? Food stamps, day care, etc.?

I'm just trying to figure everything out. This is a common question everyone asks, read on to find exact figures on how much foster parents are paid. While fostering attracts people who want to make a change in the lives of children and young people, not far behind is the question of how much foster parents get paid.

As a foster carer, can you bring in enough money to make it a viable career choice? Find out everything you need to know about foster care pay today. The first exists as a support for foster carers and to help cover the costs of caring for a foster placement, including the cost for food, clothing, transport, etc. Foster carers are considered self-employed professionals and so are eligible to claim income tax relief benefits. This generally means that foster parents with a single placement will not be required to pay any tax on any money received for that placement in a year — foster parents with two or more foster children need only pay a small amount of tax.

Need more information on foster care pay, or still wondering how much the fostering allowance will be for your family? Get in touch with one of our fostering experts today at FosterCare UK. An experienced fostering advisor from your local area will then be in touch.

The information you provide will be used to respond to the enquiry you have submitted, for further information please refer to our privacy policy. Start the conversation today. Local authority or independent fostering agency - it can also depend on whether you are fostering with a local authority or an independent fostering agency — as the latter can often afford to pay its foster carers a larger weekly amount than local authorities can. So, how much do foster carers get paid?

Here at Capstone Foster Care, as an independent agency, we offer competitive fostering rates for our fostering placements: Therapeutic foster placements - approx. Types of fostering pay The demand for therapeutic fostering placements has grown over the last year and, as a result, Capstone Foster Care has introduced a programme to provide the extra training and resources required to carers to enable them to provide therapeutic placements. Foster Care Pay Scale — Broken Down The weekly allowance paid to carers is made up of two parts: Money to cover the costs of looking after a child - this can include household expenses, food, clothing, mileage, school meals and more A reward to the carer for your time and skill - this is based on the age of the foster child, the type of fostering placement and whether or not this is specialist fostering.

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Chat with us online today and get the answers to your questions immediately from one of our expert fostering advisors. My husband and I began fostering an infant a few months ago and were immediately flooded with questions from friends, family, and strangers. The most asked question surprisingly is: how much money do you get paid to be a foster parent?

I do my best to move past the thought that they're asking this because they assume I'm only "in it for the money" and give an honest answer. Foster parents aren't actually "paid. This amount is per child and increases if you care for special needs children, but does not vary based on the age of the child.

Some counties also provide childcare coverage so you can work while being a foster parent without being responsible for the entire cost of childcare. There are also programs that offer free clothing for foster children and gifts during the holidays, and many foster children are eligible for WIC which doesn't come close to covering the formula we need for our chubby foster baby whose main hobby is eating. It typically takes a few months for the reimbursements to kick in; once they do, you're reimbursed once a month for the previous month.