新加坡提高寄养津贴,以支助照顾年老和有特殊需要的青少年。 Singapore raises foster care allowances to support care for older and special needs teens.

新加坡的无国界医生基金将增加照顾13岁及以上青少年的养父母的月津贴,从1 100美元增加到1 300美元,有特殊需要的家长的月津贴从1 500美元增加到1 800美元。 Singapore's MSF will increase monthly allowances for foster parents caring for teenagers aged 13 and above from $1,100 to $1,300, and for those with special needs from $1,500 to $1,800. 其目的是为费用较高的养父母提供支助,并鼓励更多家庭收养年长儿童。 This aims to support foster parents with higher costs and to encourage more families to foster older children. 这些变化使约130名青少年及其养父母受益,目标是帮助遭受虐待或忽视的儿童。 The changes benefit around 130 teenagers and their foster parents, with the goal of helping children who have faced abuse or neglect. 去年,无国界医生协会还取消了寄养申请者的最低收入和教育要求。 MSF also removed minimum income and education requirements for foster applicants last year.