Question follow-through · 74778

Disabled Students' Allowances

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that the contracted suppliers for the Disabled Students' Allowance are transparent with students on pricing.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
3 Sept 2025
Target answer date
8 Sept 2025
Answer
17 Sept 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that the contracted suppliers for the Disabled Students' Allowance are transparent with students on pricing.

  2. 8 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 17 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    Non-medical help hourly rates, together with any awards for travel, accommodation, or other costs, are supplied in the student’s entitlement letter, which outlines approved support. Additionally, the full breakdown of equipment costs is detailed in the ne...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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