What you need to know about the KiwiSaver Foster Children Amendment Bill

  • 30/07/2019

Kids in foster care might be under all sorts of hidden pressures from their birth family.

One way of providing them with a form of stability is through a KiwiSaver - a place where money can go and only be touched by the child once they're old enough. 

But a Bill that's trying to allow foster parents to open KiwiSaver accounts for kids in their care has faced all sorts of opposition on its way through Parliament, why?

One of the key proponents of the bill is Sam Stubbs and he spoke to The AM Show.

Watch the video.