Foster carers and benefits - Can I get any other benefits?
Read our guide to Foster carers and benefits
- Last reviewed 14 September 2026
Can I get any other benefits?
If you get any of the disability benefits listed below, your benefit payment will not be affected by fostering a child:
- Personal Independence Payment (PIP),
- Adult Disability Payment (Scotland),
- Disability Living Allowance (DLA),
- Attendance Allowance,
- Pension Age Disability Payment (Scotland)
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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