Question reference: S5W-34652
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 19 January 2021
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Current status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 2 February 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to reform the procedures for claiming Disabled Students Allowance.
Answer
Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) are currently leading a project on behalf of the Scottish Government, reviewing the disability related student support element, encompassing both Further Education and Higher Education.
The project aims to deliver a suite of recommendations which will seek to improve the provision of support and increase parity across the sector. This will include improvements to the procedures for claiming the Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) administered by SAAS.