The average gross cost of care-experienced children in a community setting has increased between 2021/22 to 2022/23 from £592 per child per week to £660 and costs are well above the Benchmark Target of £359.
This is an indicator included within the Local Government Benchmarking Framework (LGBF). The Benchmark Target is the average of Dundee City Council's family group of similar local authorities.
Find out more about the LGBF here: Benchmarking | Benchmarking (improvementservice.org.uk
More information can be found under integrated children's services