Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 115800

Special Educational Needs: Finance

Tabled: 25 February 2026

Answered: 8 April 2026

Question

Damian Hinds

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the total historic SEND deficits accrued in local authorities in England up to the end of (a) 2024/5 and (b) 2025/6; and what estimate she has made of the level of funding that wil

Answer

Georgia Gould

We have set out plans to address Dedicated Schools Grant deficits up to the end of 2025/26, providing grants to cover 90% of each council’s deficit as at 31 March 2026, once they have produced and received approval for a strong plan to drive sustained and...

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