Amber Dellar
amberdellar.bsky.social
Amber Dellar
@amberdellar.bsky.social
Researcher, public services @instituteforgovernment.org.uk. Focusing on schools and local government, particularly children's social care and homelessness. She/her
This is a LOT of money for govt to come up with, and quickly ( it's being paid in autumn this year).

It's also unclear how it plans to fund things from 28/29 onwards, when it will assume responsibility for all future SEND deficits. OBR forecasts those will reach £6bn in the first year alone.
February 10, 2026 at 10:41 AM