Placement Stability Bonuses

About this recommendation

Placement stability is good for youth. Providing financial bonuses to some families for maintaining placement stability incentives this.

How to do this

• Create a placement stability bonus structure. Decide on amounts, milestones, and which foster parents / youth will be eligible.
• Pay bonuses in cash equivalents, not gift cards to specific stores.

Anticipated costs and benefits

Who's doing this

1 of 54 states and territories have implemented this recommendation.

• Washington DC pays an annual stipend of $1200 if a child has been with a parent for 12 consecutive months.