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.


Table 4. EMA payment spend (£) by level of weekly payment and payment type: 2006-07 to 2014-15

  Payment Type
Weekly Payment Level Academic Year Number of Recipients Total (£) Weekly Payments (£) Bonus Payments (£)
Total 2006-07 37,480 32,433,285 25,430,085 7,003,200
2007-08 37,275 33,340,440 25,977,090 7,363,350
2008-09 39,000 35,441,160 27,537,960 7,903,200
2009-10 37,230 33,193,010 26,802,110 6,390,900
2010-11 34,780 27,177,220 27,177,220 0
2011-12 34,390 27,613,140 27,613,140 0
2012-13 35,515 27,817,195 27,817,195 0
2013-14 35,470 28,592,255 28,592,255 0
2014-15 33,180 26,486,790 26,486,790 0
£10 2006-07 3,440 1,607,320 905,020 702,300
2007-08 3,380 1,645,480 927,730 717,750
2008-09 3,495 1,738,660 978,460 760,200
2009-10 1,165 568,800 326,400 242,400
2010-11 135 35,000 35,000 0
2011-12 0 40 40 0
2012-13 0 0 0 0
2013-14 0 0 0 0
2014-15 0 0 0 0
£20 2006-07 3,820 2,750,320 1,995,070 755,250
2007-08 3,905 2,951,000 2,123,150 827,850
2008-09 3,915 2,989,630 2,141,680 847,950
2009-10 1,530 1,176,490 862,840 313,650
2010-11 205 113,210 113,210 0
2011-12 0 300 300 0
2012-13 0 280 280 0
2013-14 0 0 0 0
2014-15 0 0 0 0
£30 2006-07 30,220 28,075,645 22,529,995 5,545,650
2007-08 29,990 28,743,960 22,926,210 5,817,750
2008-09 31,595 30,712,870 24,417,820 6,295,050
2009-10 34,530 31,445,290 25,611,340 5,833,950
2010-11 34,425 27,022,140 27,022,140 0
2011-12 34,385 27,611,360 27,611,360 0
2012-13 35,510 27,816,915 27,816,915 0
2013-14 35,470 28,592,255 28,592,255 0
2014-15 33,180 26,486,790 26,486,790 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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