Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 110543
Disabled Students' Allowances: Assistive Technology
Tabled: 3 February 2026
Answered: 1 April 2026
Question
Martin Wrigley
Liberal Democrat — Newton Abbot
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has collected post-implementation data on the academic performance or withdrawal rates of students previously supported with specialist assistive software.
Answer
Josh MacAlisterThe department is aware of the response written on behalf of the National Association of Disability Practitioners in December 2025 to the change made from March 2025 to remove Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) funding for non-specialist spelling and gram...
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