Disabled Students’ Allowance Scheme

Lord Blunkett Excerpts

Thursday 9th December 2021 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Barran (Con)]

I am slightly confused by the noble Lord’s question. My understanding is that his point was valid up until 2019, but we changed the criteria then so that any pre-existing dyslexia assessment from any age would be valid in higher education.

[Lord Blunkett (Lab)]

My Lords, on that very point, will the Minister take back to other departments the immediate expansion of the pilot programme for the passport that allows the assessment to be carried through not just for disabled students’ allowance but to access to work? If this were carried all the way through from school and college this problem would, at least in part, be resolved.

[Baroness Barran (Con)]

I would be delighted to share that with colleagues in other departments.