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‘Preventable crisis’: one in four councils spending 5% of budgets on temporary accommodation

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Just under a quarter of councils in England spent 5% of their core budgets on temporary accommodation in 2022/23 – with the figure rising

Government plans to overhaul special educational needs and disability (SEND) services have created an uncertain funding landscape for councils, according to Darcey Snape, research economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

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