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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.