Working with the community
Higher York Access Centre
The Higher York Access Centre (HYAC) will be closed from Friday 27 October 2023.
We are conducting the last assessment on Friday 29 September, and are now fully booked up until this date.
If you are waiting for an outcome of an assessment, you will be contacted soon.
For information on Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA), visit the following external websites:
Further information and contacts
DSA Study Needs Assessments
Search the GOV.UK postcode look-up tool for an assessment centre near you. Two companies who offer face to face appointments in York are Aim Assessments and Broadbent & Co.
DSA queries or DSA Review of Needs
Speak to your funding body for an alternative DSA assessment centre. This could include students who have been assessed by HYAC and who may need more support hours or equipment.
Student Finance England (SFE) DSA response team
- Phone: 01325 215 194 and chose option 1
- Email: dsa_team@slc.co.uk
You must quote your customer reference number (CRN). This is an 11 digit number which can be found at the top of any letters received from Student Finance England.
For NHS students
- Phone: 0300 330 1345
- Email: nhsbsa.dsa@nhs.net
You must quote your Personal Reference Number (PRN).
Social work students
- Phone: 0300 330 1342
- Email: nhsbsa.swbteam@nhs.net
You must quote your Personal Reference Number (PRN).
Other funding bodies
For more information on DSA from other funding bodies, search 'DSA' on the following external websites:
