Written Question·Department for Education·UIN HL2235
Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund
Tabled: 16 July 2026
Answered: 30 July 2026
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the impact of the delayed announcement of the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund for 2025-26 resulted in (1) fewer applications being received, (2) lower-quality applica
Answer
Applications approved in 2025/26 remained broadly consistent with the previous year, with 20,000 approvals compared to 20,085 in 2024/25. No applications were refused because the overall fund budget had been exhausted. It continues to monitor application ...
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