Schools: Expenditure
Commons · Question 60601 · Tabled 17 Jun 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Munira Wilson
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much of the increase to the core schools budget for 2025-26 and 2026-27 is expected to be spent by schools in covering part of the (a) recent teacher pay rise and (b) National Insurance contribution increas
Answer
Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 25 Jun 2025
The department is providing £1.4 billion to support schools with their increases to employer National Insurance contributions and staff pay awards in the 2025/26 financial year. Following the spring Spending Review, this level of funding will continue, an...