On Tuesday 1 April 2025, it was confirmed by the Department for Education that the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) will continue for the financial year of 2025/26. We have received this message from Adoption England in relation to this:
Following the Minister’s statement in the Commons this afternoon, please see the following announcement regarding the ASGSF in 2025-26.
Today, we can confirm that the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) will be continuing from April 2025.
Adoption England (1 April 2025)
The ASGSF plays an important role in helping families to navigate the challenges of adoption and special guardianship, providing access to services such as therapeutic support, and specialist assessments. The government remains committed to supporting these families, who play an essential role in providing stable and loving homes for children in need.
We have confirmed £50m for the ASGSF in 2025-26. However, exact plans for the fund will be confirmed as soon as possible, with a focus on ensuring that the funding reaches as many children and families as possible. Until then, the application process will remain on hold, and we regret any delays this causes.
We appreciate that this has been a challenging period, and are grateful for your patience. We recognise the urgency of opening applications for 2025-26 and are working hard to share further details with you in the coming days.
We, at Adopt South West, continue to recognise the uncertainty that has been caused for families as we awaited the decision. We recognise that there will be some further delays while we await further information and confirmation that applications can now be submitted.
While we await this, we remain 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.