Indiana cuts foster care payments by 10 percent to save $17.5 million

Niki Kelly, The Journal Gazette

nkelly@jg.net

INDIANAPOLIS - State officials on Friday announced 10 percent cuts in foster care per-diem rates and adoption assistance, a move that will save $17.5 million over the biennium.

The Indiana Department of Child Services has been given the task by Gov. Mitch Daniels to reduce their agency's spending, and the foster care and adoption payments are the first significant element of those cuts.

The reduction begins Jan. 1.