them to Provinces, Eligible are children with care for minor children, or have a such as mental and physical persons suffering from break, Upper disabilities up to 15 years. dementia already from may be Austria offer stage 1 this money can Service providers are NGOs formal or family be used for organising and services are funded by informal, support in replacement care, the Provinces. The provinces and may in-home care amounting to max. take over 90% of the be services. 2.200€ per year. users pay 10%. provided in the home or out of the home) Yes, across Minors Service provides 24h The child’s welfare is the the country domestic care and living in most important criteria the household of the carers. for every decision in the Foster frame of foster care. care Service available in urban Foster children have a say (where and rural regions when it comes to the children selection of a foster Children with and without are family. Foster families are disabilities, whose parents placed in supervised by a social are unable to care for them the worker of the youth domestic The funders and the welfare office. They have responsible authorities are a right to contacts with of a the youth welfare offices their biological relatives. family (Jugendämter) of the that is municipalities and the
them to have a break, may be formal or informal, and may be provided in the home or out of the home) Provinces, such as Upper Austria offer family support in in-home care services. Eligible are children with mental and physical disabilities up to 15 years. Service providers are NGOs and services are funded by the Provinces. The provinces take over 90% of the users pay 10%. care for minor children, or persons suffering from dementia already from stage 1 this money can be used for organising replacement care, amounting to max. 2.200€ per year. Foster care (where children are placed in the domestic of a family that is Yes, across the country Minors Service provides 24h domestic care and living in the household of the carers. Service available in urban and rural regions Children with and without disabilities, whose parents are unable to care for them The funders and the responsible authorities are the youth welfare offices (Jugendämter) of the municipalities and the The child’s welfare is the most important criteria for every decision in the frame of foster care. Foster children have a say when it comes to the selection of a foster family. Foster families are supervised by a social worker of the youth welfare office. They have a right to contacts with their biological relatives.
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