6/22/2020 – this post is about the rates introduced in 2015. See this newer post for the 2020 change in foster care rates.
July 6, 2015
TO: Children’s Administration All Staff
FROM: Jennifer A. Strus, Assistant Secretary
Children’s Administration
SUBJECT: Increase to the Foster Care Basic Rate – July 1, 2015
With the legislature’s passage of the budget, the foster care basic rate will increase to the following amounts effective July 1.
| AGE OF CHILD | OLD BASIC RATE | NEW BASIC RATE |
| 0 to 5 years | $423.68 | $562.00 |
| 6 to 11 Years | $500.69 | $683.00 |
| 12 & Older | $575.30 | $703.00 |
| AGE OF CHILD | BASIC | LEVEL II (includes Basic Rate) | LEVEL III (includes Basic Rate) | LEVEL IV (includes Basic Rate) |
| 0 to 5 years | $562.00 | $739.92 | $1,085.51 | $1,364.30 |
| 6 to 11 Years | $683.00 | $860.92 | $1,206.51 | $1,485.30 |
| 12 & Older | $703.00 | $880.92 | $1,226.51 | $1,505.30 |
Fee tables and codes are being updated in FamLink and on-line.