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Local authorities handle 38% increase in health-related benefit claims in four years

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Health-related benefit claims have risen substantially across every part of England and Wales, according to a new Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) report. Every

Twelve councils will not have their high-needs deficits written off this autumn after being told by government that more work is needed on their plans to reform special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) services.

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