Foster carers and benefits - Can I get any other benefits?
Read our guide to Foster carers and benefits
- Last reviewed 10 January 2025
Can I get any other benefits?
If you get disability benefits like Disability Living Allowance (DLA), Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Adult Disability Payment Scotland, Attendance Allowance or Pension Age Disability Payment (Scotland), your disability benefit will not be affected by fostering a child.
If you are a carer and you are fostering a child, your fostering allowance will be ignored when working out if you can get Carer’s Allowance or Carer Support Payment (Scotland).
You cannot get Child Benefit or Scottish Child Payment for a child you are fostering.
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