Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 109280

Special Educational Needs: Finance

Tabled: 28 January 2026

Answered: 26 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Sarah Edwards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of local authority top-slicing of High Needs Block funding on the resources available to schools and academy trusts to deliver provision set out i

Answer

Georgia Gould

High needs funding has increased by over £1 billion in the 2025/26 financial year and we are continuing that increased level of funding into next year. The vast majority of this funding is allocated by local authorities to schools, colleges and other sett...

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