Politics · United Kingdom · 1 hr ago
Welsh government and Labour agree £60m for additional learning needs
The Welsh government and Labour have agreed a supplementary budget deal that includes £60m for additional learning needs in schools.
The deal concerns funding for pupils who need extra support with learning.
Labour says it will allow the budget to pass, after the government failed to win opposition support for an earlier version in July.
The £60m is described as a cash injection, but it is not clear whether the funding is annual.
Education Minister Anna Brychan said allocations for later years would be considered as part of work on the 2027-28 draft budget.
The Senedd will debate the supplementary budget on 3 November, and the government would need to find other ways to fund its new plans if it does not pass.
Talks are continuing with other parties on the Welsh government’s full annual spending plans, due for a Senedd vote early next year.
The Welsh government and Labour have agreed to £60m for additional learning needs provision in schools.
The agreement comes as the Senedd prepares to debate a supplementary budget on 3 November.
Labour described the funding as a significant cash injection, while saying more should be set aside for additional learning needs.
Reform Wales said the deal would not deliver for Wales, despite welcoming extra support for additional learning needs.
It is not clear whether the £60m is annual funding.
- Who
- The Welsh government and Labour agreed the deal.
- What
- The agreement provides £60m for additional learning needs provision in schools.
- When
- It was announced on Tuesday, 13 October 2026.
- Where
- Wales.
- Why
- Not stated
Welsh government and Labour
Reform Wales
Value of the deal
Welsh government and Labour
Labour called the funding a significant cash injection for schools and a welcome first step.
Reform Wales
Reform Wales said the deal does not deliver for Wales, though it welcomed extra support for additional learning needs.
Public spending
Welsh government and Labour
Labour said more should be set aside for additional learning needs in schools.
Reform Wales
Reform Wales said the government was sending millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money overseas while public services suffered at home.
Plaid Cymru’s government brought its supplementary budget to a vote without a deal, and failed to get opposition support.
The Welsh government and Labour announced their agreement on £60m for additional learning needs.
The supplementary budget is due to be debated in the Senedd.
- Funding
- £60m for additional learning needs
- Budget debate
- 3 November
- First Minister
- Rhun ap Iorwerth
- Education Minister
- Anna Brychan
What people are saying
This agreement reflects what can be achieved when parties across the Senedd work together.
managed to secure a significant cash injection for schools
While we still believe the Welsh government should be setting aside more for ALN in schools, it is a welcome first step in dealing with the need to better fund schools.
This deal may be good for the failed establishment of Plaid and Labour, but it does not deliver for Wales.
Sources
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