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\n\tDisabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) is additional government funding for students with disabilities to help you to access the facilities and support you need to do your best in your studies.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t
Support for students with disabilities, medical conditions and specific learning difficulties comes from the Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSAs).<\/p>\n
If you are likely to require some form of support for your studies you should enquire about the Disabled Students’ Allowances from the relevant awarding authority depending on where you currently live.<\/p>\n
DSA Reforms – important update<\/strong><\/p>\n The DSA system is in the process of being reformed.\u00a0 Under the new arrangements, students will have one supplier who has ownership of their end-to-end support for needs assessments, assistive technology and assistive technology training.<\/p>\n The transition to the new service arrangements is planned for February 2024. Existing DSA support arrangements will remain unchanged for continuing students.<\/p>\n As a result of this change to a new system, applications for DSA support are taking longer than usual to be processed and there are still long delays for students who applied for the 2023\/24 academic year.<\/p>\n Students applying for DSA in academic year 2024\/25 are advised to apply as normal; however, we recommend you start the process as early as possible because of the current processing delays.<\/p>\n If you have questions about your DSA application, whether you are a current student or applicant, please contact our Disability and Dyslexia Service on disability@chi.ac.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n For more information please see the Student Loans Company page: SLC: DSA reforms – important update<\/a><\/p>\n These allowances are not income assessed, age related or affected by other eligibility benefits, and will not affect any of your existing benefits. They are available for full-time students, and part-time students following at least 25% of a full-time course, and available for both undergraduate and post-graduate courses in most cases.<\/p>\n This funding goes directly to the you, and not to your institution. Student Finance England also provides a free booklet ‘Extra Help, Disabled Students’ Allowances’ explaining this financial support in higher education. They will require medical evidence of your disability from a medical authority. If you have a specific learning difficulty, such as dyslexia, they will require an assessment report from a suitably qualified assessor.<\/p>\n The allowances can pay for a range of support for your studies. The support comes in four main categories: specialist equipment allowance, non-medical helpers allowance, general Disabled Students’ Allowances and extra transport costs.<\/p>\n\n\t\tTo apply for Disabled Students’ Allowance:\n\t<\/h4>\n
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\n\t\tWhat Funding is There?\n\t<\/h2>\n
\n\t\tHow you may use your support funding\n\t<\/h3>\n