Create 10,000 new foster places this Parliament
“This is why the government aims to create 10,000 new foster places by the end of this parliament.”
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Where it stands
The release calls this the government's ambition, so the target is not new; it does not say when it was first set. It came with a national campaign to recruit foster carers, launched at 10 Downing Street on 13 October 2026, and says the number of approved foster carers has fallen by 12% since 2019. The release gives no date for the end of this Parliament and no count of places so far, so the card has no deadline. The card moves when the government reports how many new foster places have been created.
What has happened
- Oct 2026The government says it aims to create 10,000 new foster places by the end of this Parliament, as it launches a national campaign to recruit foster carers, Promised
About the cost
No cost is given for the 10,000 places. The release says the Department for Education is providing £88 million of funding to reform fostering, including £12.4 million for the Fostering Innovation Fund, without saying over what period.
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