Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 39486

Students: Disability

Tabled: 19 March 2025
Answered: 26 March 2025
Named Day

Question

Helen Hayes

LabourDulwich and West Norwood

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons her Department has withdrawn funding for non-specialist disabled students' allowance software.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...

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