Answers to your questions
A - Yes, students can apply at any time
B - No, entitlement to the DSA must be established before expenditure is incurred. The LEA might be flexible with your student's case regarding purchases made between September 1997 and September 1998 but the new DSA regulations do not come into force until September 1998.
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> Dear All
>
> Another query: the news that the DSA will not be means tested from
> Sept 98 entry is certainly excellent.
> However does anyone know whether:
>
> A) students who have previously been refused the DSA on grounds of
> high income (but who are still studying in 98) can now re-apply?
>
> B) Can students who were previously not entitled to the DSA & who
> have purchased equipment which they are still using for their course
> claim for their purchases made prior to Sept 98?
>
> To explain the background: I have a 1st year student with a fairly
> severe sight difficulty, this year he was refused the DSA on high
> income grounds. His parents have already paid for a substantial
> amount of equipment which he will obviously continue to use from Sept
> 98 until the end of his course in July 2000. Would he be able to
> claim back some or all of the cost of the equipment already purchased?
>
> If people would reply to me personally I'll post a summary to
> everyone. Thanks.
>
> Merry Christmas to you all.
> Regards, Deb
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> Deb Viney
> Disability Co-ordinator
> University of Southampton
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>
> Tel: 01 703 595644 (Highfield, Mon Wed & Fri)
> or 01 703 216200 ext. 518 (Tu & Thur, UoS New College)
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