Additional £25m high needs funding for 2018/2019 and 2019/2020
The government has announced an additional £25m of funding for high needs, across the two financial years 2018/2019 and 2019/2020.
It has increased the high needs block of the dedicated schools grant (DSG) by:
- £125m for 2018/2019
- £125m for 2019/2020
The government has allocated the additional funding on the basis of ONS projections for the 2 to 18 year old population in each local authority.
The published high needs allocations tables have been updated to include this additional funding.
You can also read the full written ministerial statement.