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<p>Information on students awarded and paid Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA) is
published annually by Student Loans Company (SLC) in the Statistical First Release
‘<em>Student Support for Higher Education England</em>'. The latest statistics are
available at the following link: <a href="http://www.slc.co.uk/media/694170/slcsfr052013.pdf"
target="_blank">http://www.slc.co.uk/media/694170/slcsfr052013.pdf</a></p><p>A further
breakdown for Birmingham, Selly Oak constituency has been provided in the table for
the academic year 2012/13. Equivalent figures for the academic year 2013/14 will be
available from November 2014.</p><p>Current DSA recipients and disabled students applying
for DSAs in 2014/15 will not be affected by these changes in 2015/16.</p><p>We are
currently consulting with a wide range of stakeholders and are working through the
detail of how the changes will work in practice, including the number of students
affected.</p><p><strong>Students in receipt of Disabled Students Allowance<sup>[1]</sup>
from Birmingham, </strong><strong>Selly Oak constituency</strong></p><p> </p><p>Academic
Year 2012/13</p><p>Effective date: 13/11/2013</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td
colspan="4"><p>Application Type</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Full-Time Application</p></td><td><p>Part-Time
Application</p></td><td><p>Post Graduate DSA</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(Area)</p></td><td><p>No
of Applicants Paid</p></td><td><p>No of Applicants Paid</p></td><td><p><strong>No
of Applicants Paid</strong></p></td><td><p>No of Applicants Paid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham,
Selly Oak<sup>[2]</sup></p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Notes:
</strong></p><p><strong>[1] Disabled Student Allowance may be paid to the Student
or to a Supplier on the student's behalf.</strong></p><p><strong>[2] Figures are derived
from the Post Code of the applicant's home address.</strong></p><p><strong>[3] The
effective date is that of the November 2013 Awards Statistical First Release. The
figures are therefore provisional and do not include </strong><strong>students who
were awarded DSA after November 2013.</strong></p><p><strong>[4] DSA Payments may
be made at any point during the Academic Year or after the end of the Academic Year.
</strong></p><p><strong>[5] Numbers are rounded to the nearest 10. Totals may not
add to the sum of the components due to rounding.</strong></p>
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