Decision Maker: Executive Member for Children & Families
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
To recommend the rate of payment to North
Yorkshire Foster Carers to put in place from 1 April 2026
For the 2026/2027 Payment Rates for NYC Foster
Carers (including Kinship Carers, Short Break and Specialist Short
Break Carers and Staying Put arrangements) to be increased by 3.4%
(in line with the December 2025 rate of CPI).
To increase the Day Care rate to £10.17 per hour (to keep in
line with 80% of the level of the National Living Wage being
introduced in April 2026).
Allowances should be reviewed annually and
adjusted to keep up with costs; at least the annual rate of
inflation should be applied. Allowances should not be shaved as a
result of the financial pressures affecting the majority of
services.
No Alternatives considered
Publication date: 03/03/2026
Date of decision: 03/03/2026
Effective from: 12/03/2026
Current call-in Count: 0
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