‘Crunch time’ on rising costs of Send provision in England, says thinktank

Government spending on educating children with special needs is on course to double between 2015 and 2028, according to the IFS. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA

The government is facing “crunch time” over the rising costs and failures of special needs education for children in England, according to a report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

The IFS said government spending on educating children with special needs would double between 2015 and 2028, “squeezing funding” for mainstream schools as a result.