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 5. EMA payment spend (£) by institution type: 2006-07 to 2014-15

  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 37,235 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
Schools 2006-07 24,430 22,923,580 17,975,080 4,948,500
2007-08 24,020 23,537,100 18,374,400 5,162,700
2008-09 24,460 24,182,020 18,755,020 5,427,000
2009-10 23,290 23,477,730 18,295,230 5,182,500
2010-11 21,120 17,805,960 17,805,960 0
2011-12 22,135 18,678,480 18,678,480 0
2012-13 23,335 19,503,310 19,503,310 0
2013-14 24,195 20,374,920 20,374,920 0
2014-15 22,530 18,578,760 18,578,760 0
Colleges 2006-07 13,050 9,509,705 7,455,005 2,054,700
2007-08 13,255 9,803,340 7,602,690 2,200,650
2008-09 14,540 11,259,140 8,782,940 2,476,200
2009-10 13,945 9,715,280 8,506,880 1,208,400
2010-11 13,660 9,371,260 9,371,260 0
2011-12 12,255 8,934,660 8,934,660 0
2012-13 12,175 8,313,885 8,313,885 0
2013-14 11,275 8,217,335 8,217,335 0
2014-15 10,650 7,908,030 7,908,030 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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