Interim Report - Out-of-home care costs and pricing - September 2024

We published an Interim Report in September 2024 setting out our preliminary findings about the way the current system is operating and the costs of providing foster care for both the Department of Communities and Justice and non-government providers. 

The Report also reflected what we have heard about some of the challenges carers experience and made some early findings about the care allowance.

The Interim Report does not address all the matters in our Terms of Reference for the review. We will publish a comprehensive Draft Report early next year. This will cover the remaining parts of our Terms of Reference and progress the issues considered in the Interim Report in response to feedback we receive.

The non-confidential submissions we received in response to the Interim Report are published below.