Coventry City Council: foster carer allowances 2026-27.

Coventry City Council publishes the weekly allowances it pays its own foster carers: £195.67 to £337.40 per child for 2026-27, plus a fee for the carer. These are the council’s figures, taken from its website on 29 October 2026.

Coventry's 2026/2027 scheme pays a weekly fostering allowance by the child's age, plus a standard or enhanced weekly fee per child for mainstream carers. Carers also receive five extra weeks of allowance across the year for birthdays, festivals, holidays and clothing.

Weekly allowance by age

Coventry City Council weekly fostering allowance by age band, 2026-27
Age of child	Per week
0 to 4	£195.67
5 to 10	£222.99
11 to 15	£277.37
16 and over	£337.40

Fees paid to the carer

Coventry pays mainstream foster carers a weekly fee for each child on top of the allowance, at a standard or enhanced level.

Coventry City Council weekly fostering fees, 2026-27
Level	Per week
Standard fostering fee (Level 2)Per child	£175.40
Enhanced fostering fee (Level 3)Per child	£269.78
Parent and child placement fee	£538.95

Also published by the council

Five extra weeks of fostering allowance a year, paid at key times for birthdays, festivals, holidays and clothing
Mileage at 45p a mile for some additional journeys
£5 a week of the allowance is saved for the child and passed to them at 18

How this compares

The national minimum allowance in England is £176 to £309 a week depending on the child’s age and the region (GOV.UK, 2026-27). The allowance covers the child’s costs; any fee is the part that is for you, and it is where councils and independent agencies differ most.

Independent agencies covering the same area publish their own weekly totals, often higher, with more expected of the carer. Use the pay calculator to see a year’s figure and the tax relief, or compare what services publish.

Thinking about fostering here? Compare every service that covers the area: Fostering agencies in Coventry (7).

Source

Payments and Finances for Fostering with Coventry City Council 2026/2027, checked 29 October 2026. Councils usually change their rates each April; if this page is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.