Written questions

Special Educational Needs: Finance

Commons · Question 66528 · Tabled 10 Jul 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 18 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Graham Stuart

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the formula for allocating per-pupil high needs funding on educational outcomes in local authorities that have a deficit in their high needs ed

Answer

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 18 Jul 2025

The operation of the high needs funding system is currently under review. Our aim is to establish a fair education funding system that directs resources to where they are most needed and enables improved support and outcomes for children and young people ...