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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...