We’re planning to set these budgets for each priority in our Children and Young People's strategic outcome in 2026-27 (£m):
We’re planning to increase our investment in children and young people, to meet the costs of rising demand, increasing care, placements and travel, inflationary price increases and other high financial pressures. The budget increases are shown in the following graphic on the right-hand side (dark blue bar).
We also expect to save money through different accommodation models and as we see more use of alternative travel options. The savings are shown below on the left (light blue bar):
