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Tax and other types of caring

Staying put carers

  • You only get one amount of £18,140 per household (2023-24), it is not per type of arrangement.  

  • If you are fostering and providing a Staying Put arrangement, you only get one amount of £18,160.   

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Parent and child placements

  • If you have a parent and child arrangement, the parent and/or the child may be a ‘child in care’. QCR covers all scenarios involved in parent and child arrangements and allows a foster carer to include the additional amount for both parent and child. 
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Supported lodgings

Supported Lodgings can use QCR. You can add £450 (2023- 24) per young person per week to your tax threshold. You only get one amount of £18,140 per household (2023-24), it is not per type of arrangement. If you are fostering and also providing Supported Lodgings, you only get one amount of £18,140. 

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Special guardianship order (SGO) 

  • If a carer received income for a placement that is placed under an SGO, the income is not taxable and should not be entered on a tax return. 

 

Adopted Children

  • Adoption allowances are non-taxable and do not need to be declared on a tax return form.
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Are you looking to complete your tax return using the Qualifying Care Relief (QCR) scheme? We have information about the scheme and guidance on calculating your tax using QCR, here. 

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