- As at 30 June 2011, there were 1,664 carer households in Hunter and Central
Coast regions of the Department of Family and Community Services, Community
Services. Of those, 588 were foster carer households and 1,076 were
relative⁄kin carer households.
- The Government is committed to reforming the Out-of-Home Care system to
improve services for vulnerable children and young people. The transfer of
children and young people in Out-of-Home Care to non government organisations
is a key strategy of these reforms. As of 1 March 2012, the Government has
negotiated common, consistent and fair prices with a wide range of
non-government Out-of-Home Care service providers. The reforms to the
Out-of-Home Care system, with a common unit price, mean that each NGO receives
a standard payment for the care of each child and young person at a given level
of need. Under previous Labor Governments, non-government service providers set
the amount of financial support they provide to their carers. That does not
change under the new reformed system.
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