Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 60601
Schools: Expenditure
Tabled: 17 June 2025
Answered: 25 June 2025
Question
Munira Wilson
Liberal Democrat — Twickenham
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much of the increase to the core schools budget for 2025-26 and 2026-27 is expected to be spent by schools in covering part of the (a) recent teacher pay rise and (b) National Insurance contribution increas
Answer
Catherine McKinnellThe department is providing £1.4 billion to support schools with their increases to employer National Insurance contributions and staff pay awards in the 2025/26 financial year. Following the spring Spending Review, this level of funding will continue, an...
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