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Special Educational Needs: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to employer national insurance contributions on SEND cost pressures.

answeredDepartment for Education

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A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
31 Oct 2024
Target answer date
4 Nov 2024
Answer
8 Nov 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 31 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to employer national insurance contributions on SEND cost pressures.

  2. 4 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 8 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    At Budget, HM Treasury confirmed that all public sector organisations will be funded for the increase in employer contributions to national insurance in 2025/26. This will include funding for schools. The department anticipates providing this funding to s...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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