PerDiem

Per Diem Rates are Changing

As of July 1st, 2007

Per Diem Rates

0-5..... $14.60 per day

6-12.... $16.50 per day

13 and over.... $18.80 per day

Special rate of .50 to $1.75 for a child whose care demands more time & skills

Some children may be eligible for a higher rate, state office approves this rate not case manager

Children w/HIV.... up to $60 per day

Initial clothing

0 - 12..... $200.00

13 and over.... $300.00

for the first 6 months a child is in care

County Seasonal Clothing Allowance

Ages	Fall	Winter	Summer
	Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov	Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar	Apr, May, Jun, Jul

Birth - 3 yrs	$60	$65	$60
4 - 6 years	$80	$100	$80
7 - 12 years	$120	$160	$120
Over 12 years	$200	$250	$160

State Annual Clothing

$300.00 per fiscal year

Sibling Incentive

3 Siblings in your home $100 per child - $300

4 Siblings in your home $100 per child - $400

5 Siblings in your home $100 per child - $500

This amount is not pro-rated and you will only receive it if the children are

in your home from the 1st - the 30th/31st of each month.

Incidentals

With the new Initial Clothing allowance are my children eligible for the increase?

Answer: Barbara in our new regional accounting office said "I was told that this new amount is for children who enter care July 1 or after. Children who have been in care prior to July 1st are eligible for the $150.00 only.

How does the Initial Clothing allowance and the seasonal allowance work?

Answer: Children are eligible for the initial clothing allowance for the first 6 months they are in care. Children become eligible for seasonal clothing after they have been in care for a full 3 months. For the first 6 months, I apply all clothing purchases to initial clothing as long as the child has money left. After that, I start applying the purchases to seasonal clothing.

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