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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Gabriel Fowler

Cost of out-of-home-care for kids-in-crisis rising, payments stalled: IPART

THE carer allowance for parents of foster kids is long overdue for an overhaul, last reviewed almost 20 years ago.

That is one of the key drivers behind the dwindling number of authorised carers in NSW, the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal says.

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