Dedicated Schools Grant: Debts
Commons · Question 112587 · Tabled 11 Feb 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Damian Hinds
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the write-off of 90 per cent of the High Needs block debts of English councils on the amount of SEND funding to be absorbed into her Department's Resource
Answer
Answered by Georgia Gould, 4 Mar 2026
The High Needs Stability Grant is concerned with historic spending and will have no impact on pressures in 2028/29. From the 2028/29 financial year, the government has confirmed that special educational needs and disabilities pressure will be absorbed wit...