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<p>The Department for Education will be investing over £700 million in additional
high needs funding to support young people with complex special educational needs
and disabilities (SEND) in education. This represents an increase of over 11% on the
funding available this year, bringing the total high needs funding budget to over
£7 billion.</p><p> </p><p>Every local authority will see a minimum increase of 8%
per head of 2 to 18 population to their high needs funding. The Department for Education
will provide provisional allocations for individual local authorities in October.</p><p
/><p>A disabled student determined to have Limited Capability for Work (Work Related
Activity Group) or Limited Capability for Work Related Activity (Support Group), in
receipt of PIP/DLA, who has moved from Employment and Support Allowance to Universal
Credit following a change in circumstances, with no break in their claim will meet
the criteria to receive Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>A person requiring financial
support is able to claim Universal Credit alongside their PIP/DLA payments.</p>
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