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Social Security Benefits: Special Educational Needs

Asked by Max WilkinsonLiberal DemocratDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 14 November 2025UIN 88412

The question

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.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

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.

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