Taxis to school a ‘lifeline’ for children with special needs but councils face ‘unsustainable’ costs

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Taxis to school a 'lifeline' for children with special needs but councils face 'unsustainable' costs

Sky News speaks to the parents of two boys with special needs who say the transport funding is important as it has allowed them to develop as children should.

School transport budgets are being described by the County Councils Network as "increasingly out of control".

Some even face future bankruptcy if expenditure on special needs school transport stays the same, without intervention, it said.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/taxis-to-school-are-lifeline-for-children-with-special-needs-but-councils-face-unsustainable-transport-costs-13010311

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Date: November 17, 2023