Report prepared for the Child and Family Welfare Association of Australia
Australian Foster Care Association
and the
Association of Childrens Welfare Agencies
by Marilyn McHugh
Social Policy Research Centre
University of New South Wales
April 2002
The Costs of Caring:
A Study of Appropriate Foster Care Payments for Stable and Adequate
Out of Home Care in Australia
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Report prepared for the
Child and Family Welfare Association of Australia
Australian Foster Care Association
and the
Association of Childrens Welfare Agencies
by Marilyn McHugh
Social Policy Research Centre
University of New South Wales
April 2002
This report was launched on June 6 2002 by Robert Fitzgerald, the NSW Commisioner for Community Services.
This research project
was assisted by the Ian Potter Foundation