Indiana Governor Mike Braun has ordered the state’s Department of Child Services to immediately stop using federal survivors’ benefits to cover the costs of foster care.

Right now, roughly 340 foster children in Indiana receive these federal benefits, which average nearly 800 dollars a month per child. Previously, the state used those funds as reimbursement for care costs. However, Governor Braun emphasized that this money belongs directly to the children—not the state—and should be preserved for them until they turn 18.