National Insurance Law (Amendment – Payment of Disabled Child Benefit to a Foster Parent for a Child in Their Foster Care) Bill

What does the bill do?

The proposal adds a section to the National Insurance Law stating that a foster carer with whom a disabled child has been placed in foster care will be entitled to receive the disabled child benefit from the National Insurance Institute, as well as additional benefits and rights related to a disabled child. In addition, a provision in the Foster Care for Children Law is amended. The explanatory notes state that the need for the amendment stems from the gap in the support given to foster carers for disabled children compared with biological parents, and from the assumption that the National Insurance Institute has the knowledge and expertise in the field of benefits for children with disabilities.