Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 116416

Dedicated Schools Grant

Tabled: 26 February 2026

Answered: 3 March 2026

Named Day

Question

Calum Miller

Liberal Democrat — Bicester and Woodstock

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to cover the remaining local authority share of high needs Dedicated Schools Grant deficits beyond 2025-26.

Answer

Georgia Gould

The government has set out plans to address deficits up to the end of 2025/26, providing grants to cover 90% of each council’s deficit once they have produced and received approval for a strong plan to drive sustained and energetic action in accordance wi...

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