SEND Deficit Write-off; £440 million ‘Recovery Grant’, and £272 million uplift to tackle Homelessness amongst new funding within the Final Local Government Financial Settlement.

On 9 th February 2026, the Government confirmed the ‘Final Local Government Financial Settlement’. The settlement is set to write-off up to 90% of local authority SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) related deficits. The announcement comes mere days after the Local…