Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 71714

Students: Disability Aids

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 9 September 2025

Question

Ian Sollom

Liberal Democrat — St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish the criteria for universities to meet to ensure appropriate reasonable adjustments for disabled students, following the withdrawal of Assistive Technology funding; and whether these cr

Answer

Josh MacAlister

The department has not withdrawn funding for assistive technology under the Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA). Students who require assistive software and training due to their disability will continue to receive support through DSA. Universities remain ...

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