Perks and benefits for foster carers

Buckinghamshire Council foster carers get a full Council Tax refund of their previous year's payment if they're approved and foster with us.

Groups eligible for the offer include:

• mainstream foster carers
• respite carers
• family and friends
• early permanence carers

Find out more by viewing our fostering perks terms and conditions.

Buckinghamshire Council foster carers are entitled to receive the following waste options free of charge:

• larger bins (general waste and recycling)
• annual subscription for garden waste collection
• up to 2 bulky waste collections per financial year

Groups eligible for the offer include:

• mainstream foster carers
• respite carers
• family and friends
• early permanence carers

Find out more by viewing our fostering perks terms and conditions.

Buckinghamshire Council foster carers and their fostered children are entitled to:

• free health and fitness membership at one of the participating leisure centres across Buckinghamshire
• free family annual pass to the Bucks Museum and Roald Dahl Gallery

From July 2024, foster carers will also be able to access family tickets for:

• swim or soft play sessions
• local theatre performances

Groups eligible for the offer include:

• mainstream foster carers
• respite carers
• family and friends
• early permanence carers
• looked after children

As a Buckinghamshire Council foster carer, you'll be entitled to book the following free events at Buckinghamshire Country Parks:

• forest schools (Tots Go Wild and Families Go Wild)
• trails (including SEND inclusive sessions)
• outdoor entertainment events
• bespoke fostering sessions

Groups eligible for the offer include:

• mainstream foster carers
• respite carers
• family and friends
• early permanence carers
• placed children
• foster carers’ birth children

Find out more by viewing our fostering perks terms and conditions.

Buckinghamshire Council foster carers are entitled to park for free in council-operated car parks as well as Buckinghamshire country parks, specifically:

• Black Park Country Park
• Langley Park Country Park
• Denham Country Park

The offer of free parking is available 7 days a week, subject to the opening times of individual car parks.

This offer is available to approved:

• mainstream foster carers
• respite carers
• 'family and friend' foster carers
• early permanence carers

Find out more by viewing our fostering perks terms and conditions.

Following the recent announcement by Arriva consulting on the closure of bus services in Buckinghamshire, we are revisiting the bus transport benefit and are hopeful we can agree an offer later in 2024.

By the end of the year, Buckinghamshire Council foster carers will receive an electronic device to help manage the administration associated children living in their care.

Details to follow.