Four MPs have introduced a proposal to tackle the foster care shortage. They point out that 336 children were waiting for foster placements at the end of December 2025, and that the 2025 Foster Home Study shows many foster parents lack sufficient support and oversight. The proposal calls on the government to make structural changes that would boost foster home recruitment, improve conditions for foster parents, and speed up placements for children.
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The Storting calls on the government to ensure foster parents have party rights in proceedings.
The Storting calls on the government to consider whether children in foster care should have the option to temporarily halt visits with biological family.
The Storting calls on the government to strengthen the Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs' duty to assist municipalities by including specialized and enhanced foster homes.
The Storting calls on the government to ensure the state covers costs if municipalities must purchase institutional placements when the Directorate cannot offer a suitable foster home.
The Storting calls on the government to introduce close oversight of newly trained child welfare professionals in the child welfare service, such as through mentoring schemes.
The Storting calls on the government to investigate the need for a systematic second opinion process, possibly involving external review in particularly difficult cases where there is disagreement between the child welfare service and the foster family.
The Storting calls on the government to establish mentor and advisor roles with people from minority backgrounds to support foster families caring for children from minority backgrounds.
The Storting calls on the government to ensure full-time foster parents have the right to occupational pension, workplace injury coverage, and sick leave from day one.
The Storting calls on the government to map whether full-time foster parents can retain their rights through their existing employer during leave, with municipalities reimbursing all wage costs directly to the employer.
The Storting calls on the government to propose necessary legislative changes to enable private and voluntary organizations to again contribute to recruiting, training, and supporting foster homes through employer responsibility.