Children in Care
Commons · Question 84112 · Tabled 21 Oct 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Jess Brown-Fuller
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of support available at age 18 to young people who were in care during early childhood before being (a) adopted or (b) placed under alternative permanency arrangemen
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 29 Oct 2025
Young people who were in care before being adopted or placed under a Special Guardianship Order or Care Arrangements Order remain eligible for the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund until the age of 21, or 25 if they have an education, health ...