Just as Access to Work pays for travel to work on top of DLA, DSA travel allowance can be used to pay for transport to and from education.
This was confirmed to us by DfES:
"It would be impractical to ask LEAs to investigate whether a student's DLA mobility component was being used to cover travel costs to the HEI. We would therefore recommend that DLA mobility component should, like the notional travel element of the student loan, be disregarded when an LEA is working out DSA travel costs."
But I know getting petrol costs met through the DSA can be very difficult, even if it is cheaper than taxis!
Kate
-----Original Message-----
From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Bernard Doherty
Sent: 11 November 2004 11:46
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Subject: Re: Petrol v taxi costs
Is the student receiving premium (or any, for thart matter) mobility
allowance through the DLA? If so, I think an awards officer would feel that
the student was being paid twice for the same cause if a further allowance
was granted from the DSA.
Regards, Bernard
Bernard Doherty
Assessor
East Anglia Regional ACCESS Centre
Anglia Polytechnic University
East Road
Cambridge CB1 1PT
01223 363271 x2534
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From: "Emma J Price" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 10:34 AM
Subject: Petrol v taxi costs
> Dear all
>
> Is there anything in the regs that states whether the DSA can fund the
> petrol costs for a student with an adapted vehicle to and from uni?
> The LEA have offered to pay taxis, but not petrol.
>
> Thanks
>
> Emma
>
> ----------------------
> Emma Price
> Disability Co-ordinator
> Equality and Diversity Department
> King's College London
>
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