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Dear Debra It was this survey of 1704 students carried out by the NUS on behalf of Endsleigh: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130724005816/en/Endsleigh-Students-%C2%A32000-Worth-Gadgets-Possessions-University Not exactly a large sample size... Best Sara Sara Smith Equality and Diversity Unit University Offices Wellington Square Oxford OX1 2JD Tel. 01865 (2)89829 ________________________________________ From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff. [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Debra Elliott [[log in to unmask]] Sent: 27 March 2017 21:59 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: £200 contribution (quest for evidence) - Can anyone assist? Hello everyone, I'm currently researching DSAs and the recent reforms, specifically the £200 contribution that students are required to make when purchasing computers. I would be very grateful if anyone has any thoughts (or pearls of wisdom out there) to help answer the following query that I have: What evidence/statistics did the government (SLC) draw on to determine, and go ahead with, the £200 personal contribution? I've read the legislation, BIS reports/etc, grey literature and so on, but I still haven't unearthed any hard evidence to answer this question. I heard on the grapevine that insurance statistics may have been used by SLC to inform the governments decision (?) but I can't find anything to support this - and I have been digging around. If anyone has any comments they would be very appreciated. Many thanks, Debra.