The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Lucas on 2014-06-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many students received disabled students’ allowance in Brighton and Hove local authority area in (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14.
Mr David Willetts
Information on students awarded and paid Disabled Students’ Allowance is published annually by Student Loans Company (SLC) in the Statistical First Release ‘Student Support for Higher Education England‘. The latest statistics are available at the following link:
http://www.slc.co.uk/media/694170/slcsfr052013.pdf
A further breakdown for Brighton and Hove local authority has been provided in the table. Equivalent figures for the academic year 2013/14 will be available from November 2014.
Students in receipt of Disabled Students Allowance from Brighton and Hove Local Authority
Academic Year 2012/13
Effective date: 13/11/2013
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Academic Year |
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2012/13 |
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Application Type |
Number Paid DSA |
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Full-Time Application |
450 |
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Part-Time Application |
10 |
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Post Graduate DSA |
80 |
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Total |
530 |
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Notes: |
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[1] Disabled Student Allowance may be paid to the Student or to a Supplier on the student’s behalf. |
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[2] Figures are derived from the Post Code of the applicant’s home address. |
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[3] The effective date is that of the November 2013 Awards Statistical First Release. The figures are therefore provisional and do not include students who were awarded DSA after November 2013. |
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[4] DSA Payments may be made at any point during the Academic Year or after the end of the Academic Year. |
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[5] Numbers are rounded to the nearest 10. Totals may not add to the sum of the components due to rounding. |
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