Asked by: Lord Low of Dalston (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the combining of the Disabled Students’ Allowance budget for specialist equipment and non-medical helpers in relation to postgraduate students, whether they intend to adopt the same approach in relation to undergraduate students.
Answered by Viscount Younger of Leckie - Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)
The postgraduate Disabled Student’s Allowance (DSA) has always been available as a single allowance since its introduction in academic year 2000/2001. The maximum amount of DSAs available to postgraduate students starting their course in September 2019 or after has been increased from £10,993 a year to £20,000 a year. The department has no plans to merge the 4 DSAs currently available to undergraduate students.
Asked by: Lord Low of Dalston (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish the results of the Student Loans Company Assistive Technology Equipment and Training Tender.
Answered by Viscount Younger of Leckie - Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)
An invitation to tender will be released shortly by the Student Loans Company, who are responsible for the tendering process. The result of this process will be published in the autumn of this year.