As a result of demand for the Adoption Support Fund, which was made available nationally in May 2015, being twice as high as expected, in October last year the DfE announced it was limiting the amount of support families can receive to £5,000.
The so-called "fair access limit" was due to remain in place until March 2017, but the government has said it now plans to keep it in place for a further year - until March 2018.
The continuation of the cap was announced in a letter from children's minister Edward Timpson to directors of children's services.
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