Commissioned by the LGA, this research quantifies the current pressure on budgets for children and young people with SEND and explores the reasons behind the increasing expenditure on high needs funding.
The report is based on a national high needs funding survey, completed by 93 local authorities, and in-depth fieldwork in nine representative local areas.
As part of the LGA's Bright Futures campaign, we are asking Government to urgently review the high-needs funding for send.
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Bright Futures: SEND funding
Councils fund support for 354,000 children with complex special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), but are facing a funding gap of £806 million.