Original document : https://www.gov.uk/guidance/adoption-support-fund-asf

Change description : 2025-04-24 16:10:00: Updated to reflect the extension of the adoption and special guardianship support fund until March 2026 and add retrospective funding application guidance. [Guidance and regulation]

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Guidance

Adoption and special guardianship support fund (ASGSF)

Local authorities and regional adoption agencies can apply for therapeutic funding for eligible adoptive, special guardianship order and child arrangement order families.

Update history

2025-04-24 16:10
Updated to reflect the extension of the adoption and special guardianship support fund until March 2026 and add retrospective funding application guidance.

2023-12-15 11:11
Updated to reflect the fund name changing from ‘Adoption support fund’ (ASF) to ‘Adoption and specialist guardian support fund’ (ASGSF).

2023-02-03 16:20
Added a link to the Kinship charity.

2022-07-11 10:00
Added the ASF complaints procedure.

2022-04-01 09:30
Updated the funding eligibility criteria.