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Dedicated Schools Grant

Asked by Damian HindsConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 4 March 2026UIN 112588

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what projection she has made of the deficit in the High Needs block budgets of English councils between now and the start of FY 2028/9.

Answered by Georgia Gould

The department has set out plans for a reformed special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system in the recent Schools White Paper. Our assessment of future SEND spending will be updated following the SEND consultation. From 2028/29, SEND spending will be covered by the overall government Departmental Expenditure Limit budget.

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