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<p>We want children with special educational needs and disabilities to be able to
reach their full potential.</p><p>Nationally, high needs funding has risen by £1 billion
since 2013-14, to just under £6 billion in 2018-19. Allocations for individual local
authorities can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2018-to-2019"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2018-to-2019</a>.</p><p>However,
we recognise that costs have increased which is why we are providing extensive support
to schools to deliver the best value possible with available resources. This includes
a high needs benchmarking tool to allow local authorities to compare their spending
in this area.</p><p>We are monitoring the impact of our national funding formula on
high needs and are keeping the overall level of funding under review.</p>
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