Figures obtained by CYP Now reveal that nearly half of local authorities have provided top-up funding to a government scheme that pays for therapeutic support for adoptive families.
Data provided by the Department for Education under the Freedom of Information (FoI)Act, shows that over a 15-month period up to 5 January 2018, a total of 74 councils had contributed £686,711 to the cost of post-adoption support through "match-funding" arrangements under the Adoption Support Fund (ASF).
Match funding is used to pay for specialist therapeutic services that exceed government funding caps introduced in October 2015. When an adoptive family - or those caring for a child under a special guardianship order - has an application to the ASF for support or assessment costing more than £5,000 or £2,500 respectively, the amount over the caps must be matched by their council.
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