Written questions

Disabled Students' Allowances

Commons · Question 21394 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 7 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Marsha De Cordova

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential financial impact of the proposals set out in the consultation on assistive software funded through the Disabled Students' Allowance.

Answer

Answered by Josh MacAlister, 7 Sep 2026

The department has undertaken internal indicative cost modelling on the potential financial impact of the proposals set out in the recent consultation on assistive software funded through Disabled Students’ Allowance, which suggests that any estimates wou...