Disabled Students' Allowances: Assistive Technology
Commons · Question 11002 · Tabled 17 Jun 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Cat Eccles
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of recent changes to the Disabled Students’ Allowance on students’ ability to access assistive software where they have functional impairments ari
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 26 Jun 2026
Supporting disabled students to access and succeed in higher education remains a government priority. The department’s consultation on assistive software funded through the Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) seeks to gather evidence on how best to moderni...