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Written question asked by Lord McCabe (Labour) on Wednesday, 6 February 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 8 February 2019. It was answered by Chris Skidmore (Conservative) on Thursday, 14 February 2019 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Disabled Students' Allowances: Computers

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the value for money students who have paid £200 to receive a laptop under the Disabled Student Allowance receive.

Answer

The department has not made an assessment of the value for money of Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSAs) computer equipment. However, recent research commissioned by the department indicates that, overall, 73% of 558 students surveyed were satisfied with IT equipment funded by DSAs.

The research is available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/770546/Evaluation_of_DSAs_Report_IFF.pdf.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
217438
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Computers Disabled students' allowances
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk