Written questions

Special Educational Needs: Reform

Commons · Question 60603 · 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, 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

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 25 Jun 2025

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...