Warning of £20bn timebomb as Reeves switches Send funding in England to education department

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1. Every state school child faces funding cut to pay for SEND provision | The i Paper

2. Fears of Labour SEND 'catastrophe' for schools: Per-pupil funding 'could crash by £400' after Chancellor announced plan to prop up councils struggling with explosion in autism and ADHD diagnosis | Daily Mail

3. Councils say budget fails to address SEND 'crisis' | BBC News

4. Schools and councils warn rising cost of special needs support is unaffordable | Financial Times

The government will take over full responsibility for special educational needs spending from local councils, it was revealed at the budget, prompting warnings that the Department for Education could be facing a £20bn timebomb in two years.