Education Maintenance Allowances 2014-15

EMAs provide financial support for 16 to 19 year olds from low-income households to overcome financial barriers to participation in appropriate school or college courses or an Activity Agreement. This release contains information on pupils and students in Scotland who received at least one payment under the EMA programme.

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Table 6. EMA payment spend (£) by gender: 2006-07 to 2014-15

Number of Recipients Total Payments (£) Weekly Payments (£) Bonus Payments (£)
Academic Year Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
2006-07 17,245 20,235 14,847,315 17,585,970 11,663,865 13,766,220 3,183,450 3,819,750
2007-08 16,955 20,320 15,207,780 18,132,660 11,864,430 14,112,660 3,343,350 4,020,000
2008-09 17,870 21,130 16,250,880 19,190,280 12,636,180 14,901,780 3,614,700 4,288,500
2009-10 17,385 19,850 15,527,450 17,664,240 12,545,450 14,255,640 2,982,000 3,408,600
2010-11 16,660 18,115 12,939,870 14,237,350 12,939,870 14,237,350 0 0
2011-12 16,730 17,660 13,327,560 14,285,580 13,327,560 14,285,580 0 0
2012-13 17,400 18,115 13,544,105 14,273,090 13,544,105 14,273,090 0 0
2013-14 16,920 17,625 13,631,460 14,344,895 13,631,460 14,344,895 0 0
2014-15 15,965 16,430 12,594,120 13,274,760 12,594,120 13,274,760 0 0

Revision: The college EMA figures and total EMA figures for 2013-14 and 2014-15 have been revised.
The figures originally published on Wednesday 23 March 2016 were based on incomplete college EMA datasets.
Figures in this table have been rounded to the nearest 5

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