Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 97968

Special Educational Needs: Finance

Tabled: 8 December 2025

Answered: 12 January 2026

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of funding SEND provision from within her Department’s existing RDEL core budget of £69 billion in 2028-29 on provision of existing Educational resources.

Answer

Georgia Gould

The government has set out its position on page 105 of the budget document, confirming that special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) pressure will be absorbed within the overall government departmental expenditure limits (DEL) budget from the fin...

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