Source: HM Treasury
Date published: 11 June 2025
The UK Government has published a policy paper setting out its spending plans for the next five years. In relation to children and families, key commitments include: investing £555 million in children’s social care over three years to promote earlier intervention and help more children stay with their families; providing £560 million between 2026/27 and 2029/30 to refurbish and expand children’s homes and foster care placements; expanding mental health support teams to all schools in England by 2029/30; expanding free school meals in England to all children with a parent receiving universal credit; and reforming the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) system to improve pupil outcomes.
Read the paper: Spending review 2025