An extension of the ASF, which pays for therapeutic support for families whose children left care through adoption or special guardianship orders, until March 2021 was announced last month.
The short-term extension means families will be able to start nine months of support from July 2020 even if it ends after this date.
The arrangement, which is the same as last year’s, will continue until the outcome of the Spending Review is confirmed.
Shadow education minister Lord Watson said “the case for making the adoption support fund permanent is unanswerable”, reiterating a call from the all-party parliamentary group on adoption for the government to commit to extending the fund until 2030.
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