Slough Borough Council (Slough Children First): foster carer allowances 2026-27.

Slough Borough Council (Slough Children First) publishes the weekly allowances it pays its own foster carers: £195 to £298 per child for 2026-27, plus a fee for the carer. These are the council’s figures, taken from its website on 2 November 2026.

Slough Children First, which runs fostering for Slough, says these rates apply from 1 April 2026. Carers receive a weekly allowance for each child in five age bands, plus a weekly payment by tier and a supplementary fee for children with more complex needs. Tier progression is discussed during assessment.

Weekly allowance by age

Slough Borough Council (Slough Children First) weekly fostering allowance by age band, 2026-27
Age of child	Per week
0 to 2 years	£195
3 to 4 years	£203
5 to 10 years	£223
11 to 15 years	£255
16 to 17 years	£298

Fees paid to the carer

On top of the child's allowance, Slough pays a weekly level-of-care payment in three tiers that rise with the carer's skills, experience and training, plus a supplementary fee when a child has more complex needs; the page does not say whether the tier payment is per child or per household.

Slough Borough Council (Slough Children First) weekly fostering fees, 2026-27
Level	Per week
Tier 1	£200
Tier 2	£230
Tier 3 (three or more years as a carer)	£300
Supplementary fee: moderately complex needs	£50
Supplementary fee: highly complex needs	£100

Also published by the council

A birthday allowance and a festival allowance each year for each child (the page gives no amounts)
Two weeks of holiday payment a year, taken when no child is placed
A £200 thank-you payment after each successful annual review

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.

Source

Allowances (Foster with Slough, Slough Children First), checked 2 November 2026. Councils usually change their rates each April; if this page is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.