Surge in EHCP applications poses risk to public finances and may lead to deteriorating levels of supportCouncils are warning of potentially “catastrophic” debts, which are forecast to reach a record £10bn over the n…
Surge in EHCP applications poses risk to public finances and may lead to deteriorating levels of supportCouncils are warning of potentially “catastrophic” debts, which are forecast to reach a record £10bn over the next 18 months, as a result of rapid growth in demand for special educational needs and disability (Send) support in English schools.Although the government recently cleared more than £5bn in historic council Send debts, a surge in requests has led to authorities predicting they will have re-accrued that debt figure by April, and doubled it by 2028. Continue reading…
Source: The Guardian – World
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- Wire dispatch directly ingested from World news | The Guardian.
- Published at Mon, 12 Oct 2026 23:01.
- Source URL: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/oct/13/english-councils-catastrophic-send-debts-forecast-2028