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Disabled Students' Allowances

The DSAs help pay for extra costs you may have to pay to study on your course, as a direct result of your disability, specific learning difficulty or mental-health condition.

The allowances can help with the cost of a non-medical personal helper, items of specialist equipment, travel and other course-related costs. 

Full-time Undergraduates / PGCE Students	Part-time Undergraduates	Full and Part-time Postgraduates
Specialist Equipment Allowance up to £5,161 for whole of your course *** Non-medical helper's allowance - up to £20,520 per year *** General Disabled Students' Allowance - up to £1,724 per year *** Reasonable spending on extra travel costs	Specialist Equipment Allowance - up to £5,161 for whole of your course *** Non-medical helper's allowance - up to £15,390 per year, depending on the % of full time study *** General Disabled Students' Allowance - up to £1,293 per year *** Reasonable spending on extra travel costs	One allowance, up to £10,260 a year, to meet all costs. *** This can be used for specialist equipment, non-medical personal helpers, extra travel costs or other related costs

The information above sets out the allowances for new and existing students in higher education whose homes are in England. More information on DSA’s and information on how to make an application is available in the guide Bridging the Gap: Disabled Students' Allowances Guide (not yet available).

If you do not live in England you can find out more information relevant to where you live at one of these websites: 

Students from Wales 
Students from Northern Ireland. 
Students from Scotland.

 

To apply for support, please contact your local education authority.