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Disabled Students' Allowance application forms and notes for 2023 to 2024 full-time students

Included are the DSA1 and the DSASL application forms, the Claim DSA Expenses form, the Disability Evidence form and guidance notes to help complete these forms.

• From: Student Loans Company
• Published: 27 February 2023
• Last updated: 13 February 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

DSA1 - full form

PDF, 705 KB, 35 pages

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DSA1 - guidance notes

PDF, 176 KB, 20 pages

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DSA Slim - Disabled Students' Allowance application form for 2023 to 2024

PDF, 139 KB, 8 pages

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DSA Expenses Claim form for 2023 to 2024

PDF, 75.3 KB, 2 pages

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DSA Disability Evidence form for 2023 to 2024

PDF, 103 KB, 5 pages

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Details

If you’ve already applied for student finance

Sign in to your student finance account to start your DSA application.

If you do not have an online account because you applied for student finance by post, fill in a DSA1 form.

If you have not applied for student finance

If you do not need student finance, you can fill in a DSA1 form to apply just for DSA.

If you need to reclaim expenses

Use the claim form for the academic year the expenses relate to. You can reclaim expenses at any point in the academic year.

If you do not have the evidence to prove your eligibility for DSA

A medical professional needs to provide information about your disability on the evidence form. This cannot be used to confirm a specific learning difficulty.

Published 27 February 2023
Last updated 13 February 2024 + show all updates

1. 13 February 2024

   The DSA form, DSA Slim and DSA disability evidence forms have been replaced due to improvement changes to the forms.

2. 6 October 2023

   The disability evidence form has been replaced with some updates.

3. 9 June 2023

   Added evidence form and updated DSA1 form due to typo in form.

4. 3 March 2023

   Replace DSA1 form only

5. 27 February 2023

   deleted extra 'Details' header

6. 27 February 2023

   First published.