Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 53369
Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund
Tabled: 19 May 2025
Answered: 2 June 2025
Named DayQuestion
Michael Wheeler
Labour — Worsley and Eccles
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, (a) how many applications were made to and (b) what the expenditure was from the Adoption and Special Guardian Support Fund in 2024-25.
Answer
Janet DabyIn the 2024/25 financial year, the adoption and special guardianship support fund received 20,085 applications and all were approved. The expenditure was £60,355,181.91, comprising therapeutic services and administration of the fund.