Disabled Students' Allowances: Assistive Technology
Lords · Question HL5798 · Tabled 14 Mar 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Addington
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that students are not negatively affected by changes to the Disabled Students Allowance selection of technical support packages and systems.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern, 28 Mar 2025
The department engaged with disability experts who support disabled students to gather their feedback and insights on the decision to remove non-specialist spelling and grammar software from Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) funding.The department does n...