Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 68318
Disabled Students' Allowances: Assistive Technology
Tabled: 15 July 2025
Answered: 22 July 2025
Question
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour — Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that the decision to cut funding for Assistive Technologies within the Disabled Students’ Allowance will not affect students starting university in September.
Answer
Janet DabyThe department made the decision to remove non-specialist spelling and grammar (SPAG) software from the Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) funding on the grounds that there are now free-to-access versions available with the required functionality to meet ...
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