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SEND funding cut by 17% in three years, IPPR warns

Leading think tank IPPR North has warned that funding for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities, across England, has fallen 17% since 2015.

However, the north has been hit even harder, falling by over a fifth in the same period. This makes the north the worst affected region in the country.

Jack Hunter, from IPPR North said: “Cuts to overall education budgets have left many without the support they need, particularly in the north, and have driven up demand for intensive SEND provision.

“This is a moral failure but it is also a failure to recognise the economic benefits of upfront investment in young people’s futures.”

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