Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 112588

Dedicated Schools Grant

Tabled: 11 February 2026
Answered: 4 March 2026

Question

Damian Hinds

ConservativeEast Hampshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what projection she has made of the deficit in the High Needs block budgets of English councils between now and the start of FY 2028/9.

Answer

Georgia Gould
The department has set out plans for a reformed special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system in the recent Schools White Paper. Our assessment of future SEND spending will be updated following the SEND consultation. From 2028/29, SEND spending...

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