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Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 3 April 2025UIN 42661

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to extend the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund beyond the end of the 2024-25 financial year for those recipients not eligible for split funding.

Answered by Janet Daby

On 1 April, it was announced that the adoption and special guardianship support fund would continue into 2025/26, with a budget of £50 million. A further announcement about arrangements for applications will be made as soon as possible. All applications will continue to be assessed on an individual basis in line with published criteria.

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