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Foster Care Numbers Rise Due to Centrelink Payment Hold-Ups: Check What Bernadette Black Said!

Foster Care Numbers Rise Due to Centrelink Payment Hold-Ups: Check What Bernadette Black Said!

Anthony Lane

The rise in foster care placements in Australia is being driven by delays in Centrelink payments, which are forcing families into difficult situations. Bernadette Black of SEED Futures advocates for an overhaul of social service systems to better support young families during the critical early years of a child's life.