Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 113905

Special Educational Needs: Finance

Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 10 April 2026

Question

Munira Wilson

Liberal DemocratTwickenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will set out the requirements councils must meet to be eligible for the write-off of 90% of their historic SEND-related deficits.

Answer

Georgia Gould
As set out in the final Local Government Finance Settlement, all local authorities with a special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) related High Needs deficit will be eligible in 2026/27 to receive a High Needs Stability Grant that will cover 90% ...

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