Special Educational Needs: Finance
Commons · Question 96475 · Tabled 2 Dec 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much does she estimate the total cost of assuming the full cost of SEND within Central Government will be.
Answer
Answered by Georgia Gould, 20 Apr 2026
The OBR has updated its forecast following publication of the proposed reforms showing a more effective and sustainable system. In 2028/29, we will be spending £7 billion more on the special educational needs and disabilities system, including funding new...