Institute of Fiscal Studies

Rise in SEND support pushes spending towards £21bn, IFS warns

The number of children in England receiving special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) support has almost doubled in the past decade, with spending forecast to reach £21bn by 2029, according to a new report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). According to the report, this growth is being driven…

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DfE could face budget cut if treated as ‘unprotected’, IFS warns

The Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) has warned that if the Department for Education is treated as an ‘unprotected’ area, it could face a 3% real-terms cut to its budget over the upcoming Spending Review period.  Such a cut, which is equivalent to £2.6bn, would involve “difficult trade-offs”, according to…

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