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Refunds for disability-related costs

If you have a disability, you may be entitled to a partial refund towards your upfront costs.

Am I eligible?

To be eligible to apply for a refund, you must be:

  • a UK home undergraduate student
  • be in receipt of means-tested Student Finance support and have an assessed residual household income of £42,875 or less, and 
  • have less than £3,000 in savings.

If you do not meet these criteria, please visit the Assistance Funding webpage to see what other forms of support you may be eligible for. 

For postgraduate and international students who require financial assistance with disability-related costs, please complete an application via the Student Support Fund. Students must also meet the criteria for the Student Support Fund in order to be eligible for an award.

If you would like any additional support, you can self-refer to the Student Support and Advice Team who can discuss your circumstances in more detail. 

What costs can be reclaimed?

Eligible students can claim a refund of their upfront costs, up to a maximum of £475, for the following diagnostic tests:

  • Specific Learning Disability (SpLD)
  • ADHD
  • Autism 

Eligible students who require and purchase specialist IT equipment through Disabled Student Allowance (DSA) can claim a refund for up to a maximum £200 of their upfront cost.

How to apply

For a refund of your disability-related costs, you can apply online via the application form below.

While completing this form, you will be asked to upload supporting documents (listed below) in the ‘Supporting Evidence Upload’ section. If any additional information is needed, we will correspond with you about your application via your University email address.

Once we receive all of the relevant information, we will then carry out an assessment of your application and you will be notified of the result via your University email address.

Apply for a refund

Supporting evidence

You'll need to submit supporting evidence with your application. We will need:

  1. The latest full month’s bank/building society statements for every account in your name (including savings, overseas, empty/unused accounts).
  2. A copy of your invoice showing the cost and date of the test, OR a copy of your receipt to confirm that you have paid the £200 DSA costs.
  3. Your Student Finance award letter.

Need help with your application?

If you need help compiling your evidence or have any queries, please email sfsu@york.ac.uk, quoting your student number as reference.

After you've applied

It can take up to four weeks for an assessment to be completed from when we receive your application and all supporting evidence.