Non-medical helpers rates

Unitemps can provide Non-medical helper (NMH) support to students funded by DSA.

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Non-medical helpers rates

Unitemps can provide Non-medical helper (NMH) support to students funded by DSA.

We are able to provide NMH support to students studying at the universities in the regions below:

West Midlands
Greater London
North West
South East
South West
East Midlands
Yorkshire

Non-medical helper rates 2024/25

Q1. Please enter the name as it appears on The Association of NMH providers – Unitemps

Q2. Date rates last updated – 01/07/24

The table below shows NMH rates. The greyed out cells indicate that the NMH provider does not offer these services.

Note: The rates displayed are per hour.

Band 1 Support Assistants
Sighted Guide£18.00£3.60£21.60
Practical support assistant£18.00£3.60£21.60
Library support assistant£18.00£3.60£21.60
Reader£18.00£3.60£21.60
Scribe£18.00£3.60£21.60
Workshop / laboratory assistant£18.00£3.60£21.60
Proof-reader / text checker£18.00£3.60£21.60
Band 2 Enhanced Support Assistants
Note taker£18.00£3.60£21.60
Study assistant£18.00£3.60£21.60
Examination Support Worker£18.00£3.60£21.60
Band 3 Specialist Enabling Support
Specialist Notetaker for Deaf/Hard of Hearing students – Includes Electronic Note Taking£28.80£5.76£34.56£28.80£5.76£34.56
Specialist Notetaker for Visually Impaired (VI) students – including Braille£28.80£5.76£34.56£28.80£5.76£34.56
Band 4 Specialist Access and Learning Facilitators
Specialist Mentor – Mental Health Difficulties (MH)£49.90£9.98£59.88£49.90£9.98£59.88
Specialist Mentor – Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC)£49.90£9.98£59.88£49.90£9.98£59.88
Specialist one-to-one Study Skills and Strategy Support –
Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD)
£49.90£9.98£59.88£49.90£9.98£59.88
Specialist one-to-one Study Skills and Strategy Support –
Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC)
£49.90£9.98£59.88£49.90£9.98£59.88
British Sign Language interpreter (BSL) – includes Interpreter for deaf or deafblind students.£49.00£9.80£58.80£49.00£9.80£58.80