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Students wanted for possible legal challenge on DSA

Are you a student who might be affected to the changes to Disabled Students Allowance (DSA)? We are looking for disabled students who will be applying for DSA to start university in September 2016, with a view to a possible legal challenge.

17 Jan 2016
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£30 is a lot of money

Imagine this situation: 30% of your wage or benefits gets taken away. How would you feel? Would you be angry? Would you feel it's unfair? I would imagine you would feel both, but you would mostly feel worried right? I am in the very fortunate situation of earning a good wage and being able to afford what many people, myself included, would consider luxuries. If I was told that I would have to take a wage decrease and had no choice in it, I would feel all of the above but I would have options. I could find another job and even if I wasn't successful, I could live on a 30% reduction.

17 Jan 2016
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Invisible conditions

Nearly one in three people in England have a long term condition, and many of these conditions are 'invisible' or not easily noticeable to someone else.

12 Jan 2016
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