The general allowance may be used for:
- any costs not covered by the other DSA allowances
- Assistive Training (AT) to help you use your specialist equipment
- extra costs towards the specialist equipment allowance and Non-medical Help (NMH) allowances
You may receive reimbursement for paper and ink if they’re recommended on your Needs Assessment Report (NAR).
If you need access to a book in a different format, contact the library services at your university.
If you’re unable to get the book in a different format and it’s essential to your study, we may be able to help towards the cost of the book.
We do not usually help with the costs towards books as funding for general living costs is already provided through the maintenance support. This is available to the majority of full-time students.
Your DSA award letter tells you what you’re entitled to.