Education Maintenance Allowances: 2015-16

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 education.


Footnotes

1. See methodology note – Age of recipients.

2. See methodology note – College student population.

3. This number includes a small number of part time students who became eligible this academic year. See section Impact of January 2016 policy extension for more information.

4. See methodology note – gender.

5. See methodology note - Recipients from Deprived Areas of Scotland

6. See methodology note - Recipients from Deprived Areas of Scotland

7. See methodology note - Recipients from Deprived Areas of Scotland

Contact

Email: Scott Dickie

Phone: 0300 244 4000 – Central Enquiry Unit

The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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