‘Didn’t have a nice Christmas last year’
The foster parents involved cannot understand this. “What they are doing is wasting time,” said Patrick. His partner Tjitske adds: “Last year we didn’t have a nice Christmas because we received a huge bill for childcare. And then it is very sad that you hear this two days before Christmas. They had the money for the appeal can be better used to pay parents.”
Lia, who has two foster children with her husband Rob, is disappointed. “It will take months before other parents know where they were at the time, and we or we will be vindicated.” An opinion shared by the Dutch Association for Foster Families (NVP).
‘Just arrange childcare costs for foster parents’
“If you hear all the responses, everyone agrees that foster parents are entitled to compensation. Then just arrange it,” said director-director Remco Oosterhoff. “It has been passed on to parents for years. There has been plenty of time. I would have preferred that we look for a solution together. Ultimately, the government simply has to pay for it. We could have consulted on this without an appeal. “