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<p>In March 2024, the department announced trusts to run 30 new special free schools,
which included 17 designated to cater for pupils with autism. The Spring Budget announced
funding for 15 special free schools. The department will announce the location of
these new schools in May.</p><p>In March the department also published just under
£850 million of High Needs Provision Capital Allocations for the 2023/24 and 2024/25
financial years. This funding forms part of our transformational investment of £2.6
billion in new high needs provision between 2022 and 2025. Local authorities can use
the funding to deliver new places in mainstream and special schools, as well as other
specialist settings, and to improve the suitability and accessibility of existing
buildings.</p>
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