United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 96477
Special Educational Needs: Finance
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2 December 2025
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20 April 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has she made of the potential impact of the estimated £6 billion cost of SEND provision identified by the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Economic Financial Outlook (page 17).
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2 December 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has she made of the potential impact of the estimated £6 billion cost of SEND provision identified by the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Economic Financial Outlook (page 17).
Source: Commons
20 April 2026
Answer
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...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-02/96477
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1859411
- uk · wq-1859411 · source updated 20 April 2026