As you may be aware, the Department for Education has not yet given any confirmation regarding funding for the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund for the next financial year (April 2025/March 2026).
Adopt South West acknowledges the uncertainty currently caused for families as we await a decision and want to assure you that we continue to do all we can to advocate and raise awareness of the impact this is having for children and their families.
While we await confirmation of the decision, we are unable to submit applications for funding for new periods or continuations of therapy into April 2025 until the spending decisions have been communicated by the Government.
However, we want to reassure you that we at Adopt South West are doing all we can to prepare applications in advance of the decision to ensure they are ready to submit in a timely way.