Written questions

Disabled Students' Allowances

Commons · Question 110544 · Tabled 3 Feb 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 1 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of changes to Disabled Students’ Allowance support on demand for Access to Work or other employment support schemes.

Answer

Answered by Josh MacAlister, 1 Apr 2026

The department is aware of the response written on behalf of the National Association of Disability Practitioners in December 2025 to the change made from March 2025 to remove Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) funding for non-specialist spelling and gram...