Social Security Benefits: Special Educational Needs
Commons · Question 88412 · Tabled 5 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Max Wilkinson
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the level of SEND diagnoses on levels of welfare spending.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 14 Nov 2025
It is not possible to quantify the totality of the impact of SEND in terms of welfare spending. The department will continue to work closely with the Department for Education on improving the support for and chances of all young people.