Connect Fostering Services
Paid by 18 London authorities
Total received£9.0m
Payments2,363
Councils18
Spend by year
£0£953.4k£1.9m
2019/202021/222023/242026/27 so far
Financial years run April to March. 2026/27 is the year so far, shown dashed.
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| Financial year | Spend | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | £124,533 | 38 |
| 2020/21 | £1,450,143 | 445 |
| 2021/22 | £1,906,861 | 527 |
| 2022/23 | £1,758,051 | 506 |
| 2023/24 | £1,595,973 | 407 |
| 2024/25 | £1,345,368 | 277 |
| 2025/26 | £762,413 | 144 |
| 2026/27 (so far) | £64,251 | 17 |
By council18
| Council | Total | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Enfield | £2.6m | 720 |
| Ealing | £1.4m | 402 |
| Brent | £1.1m | 356 |
| Hackney | £1.0m | 77 |
| Westminster | £837.4k | 177 |
| Southwark | £580.7k | 126 |
| Sutton | £521.8k | 136 |
| Redbridge | £229.6k | 55 |
| Havering | £184.0k | 50 |
| Hillingdon | £174.4k | 45 |
| Haringey | £145.0k | 32 |
| Newham | £121.3k | 138 |
| Bexley | £67.0k | 20 |
| Camden | £45.7k | 8 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | £40.3k | 8 |
| Islington | £26.0k | 6 |
| Barking and Dagenham | £15.2k | 5 |
| Hounslow | −£2,351 | 2 |
By category
| Category | Total |
|---|---|
| Child Social Care | £2.6m |
| 520010 INDEPENDENT FOSTER CARERS | £1.0m |
| SOCIAL SERVICES -INDEPENDENT FOSTERING | £828.7k |
| nan | £823.0k |
| Social Community Care Supplies and Services - Adult | £596.7k |
| EXTERNAL AGENCIES AND BODIES | £574.8k |
| INDEPENDENT FOSTERING | £557.4k |
| Foster Parents Support | £507.6k |
| IN HOUSE FOSTER CARE PLACEMENTS - PRIVATE CONTRACTORS PAYMENT | £479.0k |
| Fostering Costs - Agency | £215.8k |
| COMMERCIAL SUPPLIER | £184.0k |
| Foster Care - IFA | £174.4k |
Other names2
Councils spell this supplier more than one way. These spellings are counted together on this page.
- Connect Fostering Services Ltd
- Connect Fostering Service Ltd