The judicial review case involves a claim by three families that the government has failed to increase funding for high needs in line with rising demand.
It is the first time the government has been challenged in court over its funding of SEND services.
The funding gap - estimated to be £800m this year, rising to £1.6bn by 2021 - has left councils across the country unable to meet their statutory obligations to children who need extra educational support, the families claim.
The case comes as the National Education Union released findings showing that 8,587 children and young people with SEND are currently classed as "awaiting provision" for a school place, and have no access to any type of educational provision.
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