Please note that this website has a UK government accesskeys system.
If you have an impairment, health condition (including a mental health condition) or specific learning difficulty like dyslexia, you may be entitled to claim extra financial help as a student. This is paid on top of anything you get through the standard student finance package.
Sources of extra financial help for disabled students include:
These are paid on top of the standard student finance package.
Disabled Students' Allowances are grants to help with the extra costs a student may face as the direct result of a disability (including an ongoing health condition, mental health condition or specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia).
The amount you can get isn't affected by your household income, and the allowances do not have to be repaid.
If you're in financial difficulty, you may be able to claim additional financial help through the Access to Learning Fund.
You may be able to claim Disability Living Allowance over and above Disabled Students' Allowances and other forms of student finance.
Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit are benefits for people with an illness or disability that affects their ability to work.
If you already claim one of these benefits, you may be able to carry on receiving it as a student.
You can get more information about claiming benefits while studying from Skill: National Bureau for Students with Disabilities.
Financial help aimed at disabled students is paid on top of the standard student finance package.
See 'Student finance' to find out what other types of help you could get as a student – including information on student loans, grants and bursaries.
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