House of Assembly Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2) 53 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Estimates Replies Children in Out-Of-Home Care Children in Out-of-Home Care In reply to Ms SANDERSON House of Assembly Adelaide Children in Out-of-Home Care In reply to Ms SANDERSON (Adelaide) (29 July 2016). (Estimates Committee A) The Hon. S.E. CLOSE House of Assembly Port Adelaide Minister for Education and Child Development Minister for Higher Education and Skills Children in Out-of-Home Care The Hon. S.E. CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Minister for Education and Child Development, Minister for Higher Education and Skills): I have been advised of the following: Based on total accommodation expenditure recorded in the general ledger and the average number of children in commercial care for each year, the average cost of accommodation for children in commercial care for the 2014-15 year is estimated at $145.70 per child per night and $133.85 for 2015-16 year. A breakdown of accommodation cost by month for 2014-15 and 2015-16 is as follows: 2015/16 2014/15 Month Amount Month Amount July 428,508.55 July 383,770.40 August 478,212.50 August 416,640.11 September 513,011.63 September 319,015.72 October 632,089.34 October 479,790.32 November 656,932.88 November 355,492.64 December 469,116.40 December 338,296.28 January 570,611.76 January 312,686.68 February 614,453.67 February 376,110.82 March 579,379.11 March 353,640.02 April 708,965.15 April 339,685.05 May 799,520.89 May 451,335.33 June 995,611.42 June 660,136.79 Total 7,446,413.30 Total 4,786,600.16