Again, why the change? The review of financial assistance for caregivers found that, in many caregiving situations, the expected placement duration may be short term: for example, when a parent is sentenced to prison for less than 12 months and an alternative caregiver will be looking after the child for that period, or the placement is unknown or uncertain: for example, when family members take on care of a child for an unknown period of time, such as while a more sustainable living arrangement can be found or when an intervention has been put in place that may address a root cause of the family breakdown. So, in some of these cases, what is expected to be a short-term care situation following a family breakdown can become a long-term or permanent placement.