More than 75,000 families of children with SEND are set to benefit from the support over 2020 - 21, the Department for Education said.
Families will be handed grants of between £400 and £500 to pay for vital equipment needed to implement social distancing measures, including computers, specialist equipment and educational toys, children's minister Vicky Ford has announced.
Some £10m of the total has been ring fenced solely to support those unable to send their children to school due to the pandemic, helping parents educate and look after disabled or critically ill children who are staying at home more than usual.
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