Education Maintenance Allowances 2021-22
Statistics on Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) recipients and payments made in 2021-2022.
This document is part of a collection
1. Background information
The EMA programme aims to provide support for young people aged 16 to 19 from low income families to overcome financial barriers to stay on in post-16 education; either in school or on a college course, or to take up a Learning Agreement.
The programme is an entitlement and demand-led programme which is administered by local authorities and colleges on behalf of Scottish Ministers. A weekly payment of £30 is made to a young person and is subject to attendance and agreement of a learning plan.
For a young person to receive EMA support they must first meet all the eligibility criteria. This includes meeting residency criteria; having a household income under the EMA income threshold; be of an eligible age, and be taking part in an eligible course of learning.
Additional information can be found at www.mygov.scot/ema. This release is accompanied by online tables that cover more detailed analysis.
Contact
Email: FHEstatistics@gov.scot
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