Dear Clare, here at Imperial College we provide in College accommodation
what we call medical fridges (small 'fridges) in rooms in halls for those
diabetics that request them for keeping medical supplies in. We do not
expect a student with this disability to provide their own 'fridge.
Loretto. At 13:14 04/11/97 +0000, you wrote:
>A student with insulin-dependant diabetes is experiencing financial constraints
>that may force him to withdraw from his course.
>
>The student, R, left his previous employment to start full time study in higher
>education. He is married with two dependant children, one of whom is severely
>disabled and received the highest rate of DLA. RÕs wife is unable to work, as
>she is a full-time carer. She receives Carers Allowance, and is applying for
>Income Support.
>
>They have been informed that RÕs grant, student loan and any awards from the
>Access Fund count as income, for assessment of his wifeÕs Income Support.
>They are appealing, but by the time a decision is reached R may have had to
>withdraw from higher education.
>
>RÕs maintenance grant is insufficient to pay his accommodation in halls of
>residence, and the student loan will have to be repaid in due course. He is
>unlikely to be able to work to supplement his income while studying, as he has
>been experiencing frequent ŌhyposĶ recently, which are made worse by tiredness
>and stress.
>
>He is applying for DSA for extra expenditure on food and footwear and to buy a
>small refrigerator for storing insulin at College. Would he also have to
>declare this as income?
>
>Can anyone suggest a way forward? The fact that Student Loans are counted as
>income for means-tested benefits generated some lively discussion at the Skill
>seminar last week!
>
>Clare Davies
>Student Services
>Nene College of Higher Education
>Northampton NN2 7AL
>01604 735500 ext 2390
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