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Strong growth in expenditures in foster homes
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National child welfare – StatRes (discontinued), 2008

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Strong growth in expenditures in foster homes

Expenditures in foster homes increased by 21 per cent from 2007 to 2008. From 2004 to 2008, expenditures grew from NOK 433 million to NOK 1 129 million.

NOK 5 billion to the national child welfare service

The total expenditures to the national child welfare service were NOK 4 934 million in 2008; an increase of 8 per cent from 2007. The distribution of the expenditures shows that it is the strong growth in the foster homes that explains the large growth in the expenditures. The institutions and home-based initiatives have had a more modest growth.

Many institutions in the private sector

The national child welfare service spent NOK 1 630 million on buying services from the private sector. This accounts for 33 per cent of the total spending on the national child welfare services.

New figures on man-years and unit costs

The new statistics from 2008 show new and more detailed figures on man-years and unit costs in the national child welfare services. The new figures on contracted man-years adjusted for long-term leave show the education, gender and age distribution of the personnel. The new figures on unit costs show the difference in the costs between the state run institutions and the private run institutions. For more information, see the statistics on Children’s institutions ( see the webpage ).