ASGSF 

Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund: Applications on Hold Pending Government Decision March Update

It is with regret that we are still unable to confirm that the funding for the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund  (ASGSF) will be available for the forthcoming financial year.

In the absence of confirmation from the Department for Education (DfE), families awaiting funding from the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) need to be aware that any new applications for therapeutic support starting from 1st of April 2025, are currently on hold.

The ASGSF is currently under a Government Spending Review and until Regionalised Adoption Agencies and Local Authorities are notified by the DfE, we are unable to take make new applications to the ASGSF for services starting from 1st April 2025.

For our families, this means Adopt North East cannot submit any new funding requests for therapeutic interventions scheduled to begin in the next financial year 2025-26. We, like our families and the rest of the adoption sector are understandably concerned and have made representations to the Department for Education.

We will provide an update on the website as soon as the Department for Education announces a decision. We appreciate your patience, and we will share further information as soon as it becomes available.