Foster Carer’s Claim Form in Respect of Additional Child Care Expenses
This form is to be used when claiming additional expenses as defined in the current Foster Carers Handbook and
for recording exceptional additional costs requiring further approval. Do not use this form when claiming expenses
covered under the criteria of specific activities claimed on form ECC846. The social worker will be required to
complete an ECC243a authorised by a Service Manager for all additional payments whether already defined or for
exceptional additional payments. The social worker cannot commit any funds until this process is complete.
See notes overleaf for completing this form.
Name of carer:
Name of child:
Address:
(inc. post code)
Name of child’s social worker:
Team:
Is this a continuation of another claim form?
Yes
No
Please state name of child and (or) full details of the expenses incurred
inc. breakdown of costs (if appropriate) and other travelling expenses not covered
under ECC846 criteria.
No. of
Miles
Date
Public
Transport /
Car Parking
£
p
Other
£
p
TOTAL
TOTALS
Please return this form to the child’s social worker
ECC823
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To be completed by Child Care Team
Mileage
miles @ 45p per mile
Lease Car mileage
miles @ 9p per mile
Public Transport / Car parking
Other expenses
TOTALS CLAIMED
I understand that this expenditure cannot be paid without the approval of a Service Manager
and that it has not been included on a previous ECC823.
Signature of foster carer ___________________________________ Date __________________
Signature of social worker __________________________________ Date __________________
NOTES FOR COMPLETING THIS FORM
1.
ECC823 to be completed by foster carers in order to register all pre defined additional costs
and exceptional additional costs requiring further approval (if appropriate).
2.
Please submit your claim i.e. school field trips, school trip abroad, unsupervised contact, at
the end of each month – it keeps everything up to date for you and for the budgets in the
Local Authority. Do not submit backdated claims.
3.
Please put in all the dates and put them in the right order.
4.
One claim form per child unless sibling group. Please use a separate form for any
continuation. Please be patient with the detail on the forms – it has to prove that all the
monies are absolutely proper and correct. Insufficient detail will cause delay in the process.
5.
The completed form must be returned to the child's social worker and NOT to your
supervising social worker.
6.
The child's social worker will obtain authorisation from their Service Manager for additional
costs as defined in the Foster Carers Handbook and submit to Children’s Payments Team,
E1, Bridge, County Hall, Chelmsford, together with an ECC243a payment request form.
7.
The child’s social worker cannot commit any funds until the correct authorisation has
been obtained.
8.
Please do not use any other form.
9.
Agreed travel costs will be paid either:
a)
Current foster carer's mileage rate
b)
Current lease car rate.
c)
2nd class public transport fares – a receipt must be obtained and attached
ECC823
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