LEAs can pay the additional travel costs that a student incurs going to their establishment as a result of their disability. This is normally (but not always) the difference between the cost of making the journey by public transport and the cost that the disabled student needs to incur. All students have travel costs - it is only the extra that a disabled student needs to pay that falls into the DSA.
In my experience, the cost of making a journey by car is not significantly higher than making the same journey by public transport (and is indeed often lower) and payment of travel expenses is not therefore normally appropriate for disabled students travelling by car. Clearly the cost of a taxi is higher than the cost of public transport and LEAs would normally fund this difference in cost.
Kath Henderson
Team Leader - Student Support
Education Department
Overseas House
PO Box 191
Quay Street
Manchester Tel. No: 0161 234 7076
M60 3ST Fax No: 0161 234 7004
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
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Emma Price
Disability Co-ordinator
Equality and Diversity Department King's College London
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