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Loans
Cheap loans to boost AT at work
Monday 30 April 2018
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) should set up a Motability-type scheme to provide low cost loans to buy assistive technology (AT), according to a recently published report on AT and employment by the Work and Pensions Committee.
£200 laptop charge should be added to students' loans
Thursday 29 March 2018
BATA has called on the Government to add the £200 charge levied on students who receive laptops under the Disabled Students Allowances (DSAs) to their student loan.