Fact · Accessibility and health
Disabled Students' Allowance will not reimburse equipment bought before the needs assessment.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Do not buy any equipment until you’ve been assessed - you will not be reimbursed for it.”
Disabled Students' Allowance, GOV.UK, 2026, What you'll get, How DSA is paid steps.
Open the original- What it measures
- The warning appears in the steps after the assessment, where the student is told what the provider will do next.
- What it does not show
- This applies in England, where DSA is administered through the gov.uk scheme described on the page.