Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 97285

Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

Tabled: 4 December 2025
Answered: 15 December 2025

Question

Wera Hobhouse

Liberal DemocratBath

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she will set out the reasons for the reduction in the Fair Access Limit for the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund from £5,000 to £3,000 from April 2025; and what assessment she has made of

Answer

Josh MacAlister
The new criteria for the adoption and special guardianship support fund will enable as many children and families as possible to access support. So far this year, nearly 14,000 applications have been approved. The department continues to monitor and asses...

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