CODE 1 Residential care Where the placement is in a residential building whose purpose is to provide placements for children and where there are paid staff. CODE 3 Relative(s)/kin who are reimbursed Where the caregiver is a relative (other than parents), considered to be family or a close friend, or is a member of the child or young person's community (in accordance with their culture) who is reimbursed (or who has been offered but declined reimbursement) by the state/territory for the care of the child. For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, a kinship carer may be another Indigenous person who is a member of their community, a compatible community or from the same language group. CODE 4 Foster care Where the caregiver is authorised and reimbursed (or was offered but declined reimbursement) by the state/territory for the care of the child and supported by an approved agency. There are varying degrees of reimbursement made to foster carers. CODE 77 Other supported living arrangement Includes any supported care arrangements not listed above including family group homes, other home-based care, living with parents or other non-out-of-home care placement CODE 88 Other living arrangement Includes living arrangements that do not fit into the above categories. Includes where the type of living arrangement is known, but is not an approved/supported living arrangement e.g. children self-placing. CODE 99 Not stated/inadequately described Is used when the care arrangement in which a child lives is not recorded or is unknown. |