English councils seeking more help to pay for rise in Send transport costs

Exclusive: Costs particularly acute in more rural areas, where many children with special needs have to use taxis

Councils in England urgently need more money to help them pay for school transport for children with special needs.

Many councils have told the Guardian that their obligations under the wider special educational needs and disabilities (Send) system are financially unsustainable, with the rapid increase in pupil transport costs becoming a particular issue.