Fostering with Tower Hamlets

Fostering with your local council

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By fostering for Tower Hamlets Council, you can make a difference to the life of a child from your local area. You’ll be supported by a team with knowledge of the borough’s communities and the needs of local children and families.

Where it is right for the child, council fostering can help them remain near their school, friends and wider support network. Maintaining these familiar connections can provide reassurance and continuity during a period of change.

Tower Hamlets works alongside Havering, Redbridge and Waltham Forest through Local Community Fostering. This council-led partnership allows the four boroughs to share expertise and learning while ensuring foster carers continue to receive locally focused support.

As a council foster carer, you’ll work directly with the professionals responsible for supporting the child, with their wellbeing at the centre of every decision.

Learn more about fostering with your local council

Benefits and support for foster carers

Foster carers give children stability, care and a place to feel safe. Tower Hamlets Council recognises the importance of this role and provides support through a service that Ofsted has recognised as Outstanding for its strong support to carers and positive experiences for children in care.

Fostering fees and allowances in Tower Hamlets

Weekly fostering payments between £389 and £866 per child (foster carer fee and child allowance combined), depending on the age of the child or young person, their needs, and the carer’s training and experience.
100% council tax discount for eligible carers, once initial training and development requirements are completed within the first 12 to 18 months.

Tower Hamlets support and training

When you foster for your local council, you’re supported by a local team throughout your journey, including:

A dedicated supervising social worker and regular supervision.
Access to out-of-hours support through the Emergency Duty Team (EDT).
Peer support through foster carer groups, foster carer associations and a fostering buddy scheme.
Opportunities to connect with other carers through events held throughout the year.
A Fostering Network membership.

In addition to the support available across Local Community Fostering, Tower Hamlets Council also offers:

Access to a therapeutic fostering clinical team, offering one-to-one support for carers.
An extensive year round training programme, delivered by experienced trainers, flexible learning through an online training platform for carers with work or family commitments.
A dedicated six week therapeutic parenting course called Foundations for Attachment.
Participation in the Mockingbird model, offering peer support and shared care within constellations.
A health and wellbeing programme, including courses focused on resilience, self care and healthy family life.

Additional support for Tower Hamlets foster carers

Access to additional financial support where children’s specific needs require it, including culturally appropriate care costs such as hair and skincare for African, Caribbean and Dual Heritage children.

Transferring to Tower Hamlets Council

Already fostering and thinking about moving to a local authority? By transferring to Tower Hamlets Council, you can become more closely connected to local services and help support children within the borough’s communities.

We’ll guide you through each stage and work with your current agency or local authority to manage the transfer. Our priority is to provide continuity for you and any children currently in your care.

You don’t need to make a decision before speaking to us. Complete the form below and a member of the team will get in touch to learn more about your circumstances and talk through the next steps.

Transferring to local council fostering

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We’re the choice for people from all backgrounds—single, coupled up, LGBTQ+, renting, or owning—who want to open their hearts and homes to local children and become part of a loved local community.

Fill out this short form and one of our team will reach out for an open and honest chat. Or feel free to call us on 020 8496 3437 or email hello@localcommunityfostering.gov.uk.

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