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<p>Local authorities are required to provide schools with sufficient funds to enable
schools to meet the additional cost of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities
(SEND), up to the value of £6,000. This funding comes from the schools block of the
Dedicated Schools Grant.</p><p>When the costs of additional support required for a
pupil with SEND exceed £6,000, the local authority should also allocate additional
top-up funding to cover the excess costs. This top-up funding, and funding for special
schools, comes from the local authority’s high needs budget, which is part of the
high needs block of the Dedicated Schools Grant.</p><p>The published schools block
and high needs block allocations for each local authority since 2013-14 are available
at the following links:</p><p>2013-14 figures: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-2013-to-2014"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-2013-to-2014</a>.</p><p>2014-15
figures: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-2014-to-2015"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-2014-to-2015</a>.</p><p>2015-16
figures: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2015-to-2016"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2015-to-2016</a>.</p><p>2016-17
figures: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2016-to-2017"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2016-to-2017</a>.</p><p>2017-18
figures: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2017-to-2018"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2017-to-2018</a>.</p><p>2018-19
figures: <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>2019-20
figures: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2019-to-2020"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2019-to-2020</a>.</p><p>Prior
to 2013, the Dedicated Schools Grant was not split into specific blocks for schools
or high needs. As it includes funding for other services, such as the early years
budget, the department is unable to provide comparable figures prior to 2013-14. The
Dedicated Schools Grant is allocated at local authority level and constituency level
information is not available.</p><p>In 2020-21, we have allocated an additional £2.6
billion for schools and high needs, including more than £700 million in high needs
funding.</p>
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