Regulation 24 Amount of disabled students’ allowance

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), the amount of the disabled students’ allowance is the amount that the Secretary of State considers appropriate in accordance with the student’s circumstances to assist with one or more types of eligible expenditure.

(2)

The amount of disabled students’ allowance must not exceed £5,915 in respect of an academic year.

(3)

The “types of eligible expenditure” are—

(a)

expenditure on a non-medical personal helper;

(b)

expenditure on major items of specialist equipment;

(c)

any additional expenditure incurred—

(i)

in the country where the relevant institution is located for the purpose of attending the institution; and

(ii)

within or outside the United Kingdom for the purpose of travelling to the relevant institution in order to attend the relevant course.