Hillingdon LBC has introduced an unprecedented campaign to recruit more foster carers, offering the most competitive payment and benefits package in the country. Foster carers can now earn up to £1,500 per week and receive a 25% reduction in council tax when looking after a child in care, equating to an annual salary of up to £72,000.

Hillingdon is the second largest of the 32 London boroughs, bordering Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire, and is home to Heathrow Airport and Brunel University. Last year, the council's Children's Services was judged as ‘Outstanding' by Ofsted.