{"id":4552,"date":"2014-04-23T11:09:22","date_gmt":"2014-04-23T11:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.againstchildtrafficking.org\/?p=4552"},"modified":"2014-04-23T11:09:22","modified_gmt":"2014-04-23T11:09:22","slug":"families-to-be-given-3000-cash-hand-out-to-adopt-foster-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.againstchildtrafficking.org\/archive\/families-to-be-given-3000-cash-hand-out-to-adopt-foster-child\/","title":{"rendered":"Families to be given $3000 cash hand-out to adopt foster child"},"content":{"rendered":"
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LINDA SILMALIS THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
\nAPRIL 12, 2014 10:00PM<\/p>\n

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FAMILIES who adopt a foster child will receive a $3000 cash handout under a state government plan to help find stable homes for thousands of neglected children.<\/p>\n

The Sunday Telegraph can reveal the government will double payments to families adopting foster children to help pay for education and schooling costs.<\/p>\n

The move follows the passage of new laws in legislation changes earlier this year, which make it easier for families to adopt foster children in their care.<\/p>\n

Under the new payment policy, the existing $1500 payment will be doubled in the first year of the adoption.<\/p>\n

The payment will drop to $2500 in the second year, $2000 in the third year before becoming an annual payment of $1500 for each year until the child turns 18.<\/p>\n

NSW Families and Communities Minister Pru Goward said the new payments were designed to encourage families to adopt foster children.<\/p>\n

\u201cPart of our child protection reforms is to encourage stable placements of children who the courts have determined cannot return to their birth-parents,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis boost to support for adoptive parents will make it that little bit easier for prospective adoptive parents to make the decision to adopt and give a vulnerable child a stable, safe home for life.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdoption is not for everyone, but where it is appropriate, we want to support families in that transition period to make taking in a new family member a little less daunting.\u201d<\/p>\n

NSW Christian Democrats MP Paul Green, who lobbied Ms Goward to increase the payments, said the extra funds would help families considering adoption.<\/p>\n

Mr Green, who spent time in an institution along with his six other siblings when his mother fled a domestic violence situation, said stability was an important part of family life.<\/p>\n

The MP, who was reunited with his brothers and sisters when his mother remarried his stepfather \u201cPage\u201d, said the annual payments were a step in the right direction. \u201cDoubling the payment will help just a little bit further,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The payment regime, to come into force on July 1, will be reviewed after one year to assess its effectiveness and use.<\/p>\n

 
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