Special Educational Needs: Finance
Lords · Question HL14880 · Tabled 25 Feb 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 7 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Baroness Shawcross-Wolfson
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 24 February (HL Deb col 565), whether the £4 billion increase over the spending review period that has been allocated to fund special educational needs and disabilitie
Answer
Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern, 7 Apr 2026
The £4 billion in funding over the spending review period (2026/27, 2027/28 and 2028/29) is newly allocated funding from existing departmental budgets. This investment is additional to the core funding allocations for 2026/27 for early years, schools and ...