# The Lifelong Learning (Student Support) (Amendment of Fees and Awards etc.) Regulations 2026, Regulation 63: Amount of the disabled students’ allowance

Extent: E+W

(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) to (4), the amount of the disabled students’ allowance is the amount that the Secretary of State considers appropriate in accordance with the student’s circumstances.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3)(a), the amount of the disabled students’ allowance in respect of additional expenditure on a computer must not exceed an amount equal to the additional expenditure incurred less £200.
(3) The amount of the disabled students’ allowance—
(a) for expenditure other than travel expenditure must not exceed £27,783 in respect of all course years that begin in the same service year;
(b) for travel expenditure must not exceed an amount equal to that expenditure.
(4) Subject to regulation 60, the disabled students’ allowance is payable in respect of all course years in the same service year.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/858/regulation/63 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/lifelong-learning-student-support-amendment-of-fees-and-awards-etc-regulations-2026/regulation-63
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