Education Maintenance Allowance

If you want to stay on at school after your school leaving date (there are two school leaving dates in a year - your earliest leaving date depends on when you turn 16), you may be eligible for an Education Maintenance Allowance. EMAs provide financial support to young people from low income households and can be worth up to £30 a week during term time.

Further information on EMA age and income eligibility is available on www.emascotland.com

Page updated: Monday, October 03, 2011