Written questions

Disabled Students' Allowances: Software

Commons · Question 78485 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 28 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Marsha De Cordova

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions her Department has had with students on the potential impact of the removal of non-specialist spelling and grammar software from Disabled Students’ Allowance funding.

Answer

Answered by Josh MacAlister, 28 Oct 2025

The department engaged with disability experts who support disabled students to gather feedback on the removal of non-specialist spelling and grammar software from Disabled Student Allowance (DSA) funding. While there have been no recent direct discussion...