Foster Care Payment Rates

Foster Care Payment Rates

How this program helps people

The foster care payment rate is the average monthly maintenance payment per foster child by state, for states in the Mid-Atlantic States.

Data Notes

• Rates are calculated as a weighted average of the foster home rates for different age groups, where the weights are the proportion of foster children in each age group in Virginia. Virginia rates went into effect July 1.
• Other states may have rates that go into effect at different times of the year and/or use different methods in their rate calculations.

Data Sources

• VDSS Foster Care Manual
• Foster Care Demographic Report
• Public sources for other Mid-Atlantic states and District of Columbia