Decision

To maintain allowances just above the National Minimal Allowance set by Welsh Government, but to address the anomaly whereby allowances drop once a child reaches age 5. This would mean that the fostering allowance will remain at £253 for any child aged between 0 – 15 and then increase to £273 at age 16 (based on 25/26 rates).

To increase the fees paid to Monmouthshire (in-house) foster carers in line with Model 2 which uses 23.75% of weekly average earnings in Gwent as a baseline and retains the 3 tier payment for skills framework.