Disabled Students' Allowances Processing Update April 2024

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This post first published: 01 May 2024

Updated timescales for week commencing 29 April 2024

We've updated our estimated timescales for our key Disabled Students' Allowances work streams and attached the information below.

Workstream area Oldest date Current turnaround time
DSA1 Application Forms 16/4/2024

10 working days

Needs Assessment Reports 16/4/2024 10 working days
Supplier Invoices 17/4/2024 8 working days
Student Claims 23/4/2024 5 working days
Emails (students) 22/4/2024 6 working days
Emails (suppliers) 23/4/2024 4 working days
Emails (HEIs) 24/4/2024 3 working days
Emails (NAC11s) 22/4/2024 5 working days

Updated timescales for week commencing 22 April 2024

We've updated our estimated timescales for our key Disabled Students' Allowances work streams and attached the information below.

Workstream area Oldest date Current turnaround time
DSA1 Application Forms 8/4/2024

11 working days

Needs Assessment Reports 9/4/2024 10 working days
Supplier Invoices 9/4/2024 9 working days
Student Claims 15/4/2024 6 working days
Emails (students) 11/4/2024 8 working days
Emails (suppliers) 17/4/2024 3 working days
Emails (HEIs) 17/4/2024 3 working days
Emails (NAC11s) 12/4/2024 6 working days

Updated timescales for week commencing 15 April 2024

We've updated our estimated timescales for our key Disabled Students' Allowances work streams and attached the information below.

Workstream area Oldest date Current turnaround time
DSA1 Application Forms 27/3/2024

14 working days

Needs Assessment Reports 2/4/2024 10 working days
Supplier Invoices 2/4/2024 9 working days
Student Claims 8/4/2024 6 working days
Emails (students) 4/4/2024 8 working days
Emails (suppliers) 5/4/2024 6 working days
Emails (HEIs) 8/4/2024 5 working days
Emails (NAC11s) 5/4/2024 6 working days

Updated timescales for week commencing 08 April 2024

We've updated our estimated timescales for our key Disabled Students' Allowances work streams and attached the information below.

Workstream area Oldest date Current turnaround time
DSA1 Application Forms 15/4/2024

12 working days

Needs Assessment Reports 15/4/2024 13 working days
Supplier Invoices 22/3/2024 10 working days
Student Claims 08/4/2024 7 working days
Emails (students) 08/4/2024 8 working days
Emails (suppliers) 28/3/2024 6 working days
Emails (HEIs) 05/4/2024 2 working days
Emails (NAC11s) 02/4/2024 5 working days

Updated timescales for week commencing 01 April 2024

We've updated our estimated timescales for our key Disabled Students' Allowances work streams and attached the information below.

Workstream area Oldest date Current turnaround time
DSA1 Application Forms 18/3/2024

12 working days

Needs Assessment Reports 15/3/2024 13 working days
Supplier Invoices 15/3/2024 10 working days
Student Claims 25/3/2024 7 working days
Emails (students) 22/3/2024 8 working days
Emails (suppliers) 22/3/2024 5 working days
Emails (HEIs) 26/3/2024 3 working days
Emails (NAC11s) 22/3/2024 5 working days