Draft Report - Out-of-home care costs and pricing - March 2025

We published a Draft Report in March 2025 setting out our draft decisions, recommendations and findings for our review of the cost of delivering out-of-home care and the pricing arrangements with non-government providers who deliver care under contract with the NSW Government. 

The Draft Report proposed:

• a simplified approach to pricing outsourced care based on more accurate costings
• increased financial support for foster, relative and kinship carers who are vitally important to the success and sustainability of the system
• increased accountability across the system for essential medical care and connection with families, and improved visibility over key service areas.

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