Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 48330
Disabled Students' Allowances: Assistive Technology
Tabled: 25 April 2025
Answered: 6 May 2025
Question
Vikki Slade
Liberal Democrat — Mid Dorset and North Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the savings to her Department from the withdrawal of funding for non-specialist assistive software through the Disabled Students' Allowance.
Answer
Janet DabyFunding under the Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) is in general not available for goods and services that may be needed by the general student population, whether disabled or not. The department has withdrawn funding for non-specialist software as this...
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