Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 63355

Special Educational Needs: Finance

Tabled: 27 June 2025
Answered: 7 July 2025

Question

Sonia Kumar

LabourDudley

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what comparative assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of funding for EHCP plans in (a) the UK, (b) the West Midlands and (c) Dudley constituency.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
​The department is providing an increase of £1 billion for high needs budgets in England in the 2025/26 financial year, following the Autumn Budget 2024. This brings total high needs funding for children and young people with special educational needs and...

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