Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 60603

Special Educational Needs: Reform

Tabled: 17 June 2025
Answered: 25 June 2025

Question

Munira Wilson

Liberal DemocratTwickenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether any of the funding announced in the Spending Review for reform of the SEND system will be used to cover existing SEND related deficits at local authority level.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
At the 2025 Spending Review, the department announced that funding for schools will increase by £4.7 billion per year by 2028/29 compared to the 2025/26 core schools budget, which was published in the Spring Statement 2025.This additional funding will ena...

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