Therapeutic support for kinship families

The Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) has been renewed for 2025-26 but with significant changes.

Status: No progress

  • 1 in 8 kinship carers had been forced to pay for therapeutic support out of their own pockets

  • 31% of children in kinship care have diagnosed or suspected social, emotional and mental health needs

  • 3 in 5 kinship carers whose children had ongoing contact with family members said they experienced difficulties with the emotional impact of contact