Foster family benefits unchanged for 15 years

Benefits for foster families have not been adjusted for 15 years, MPs at the House labour committee heard on Tuesday, as they called for more government support for child benefits.

Despite assurances that the legislative framework for foster families would be amended, it has been under discussion since 2018, committee chair Akel MP Andreas Kafkalias said.

Where funding is concerned, it has been 15 years since benefits for foster families have been amended, amid discussions seeking to incentivise more of them.