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Disabled Students' Allowances

Asked by Marsha De CordovaLabourDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 7 September 2026UIN 21394

The question

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.

Answered by Department for Education

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 would be highly uncertain.

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