Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 39485

Students: Disability

Tabled: 19 March 2025

Answered: 26 March 2025

Named Day

Question

Helen Hayes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department conducted an equality impact assessment prior to the decision to withdraw funding for non-specialist disabled students' allowance software.

Answer

Janet Daby

The department made the decision to remove non-specialist spelling and grammar 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 student...

ⓘ

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 39485) →