What is it?
Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) is a weekly payment that is available for students that have claimed EMA for the academic year 2010/2011 and 2009/2010. It is no longer available to new students who have never received Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) before. Below is a quick breakdown of who will and will not be eligible for Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA):
You can claim EMA if:
- You are 16-19 years old and you received £30 EMA in the last academic year, this year your payments will be dropped to £20.
- You are 16-19 years old and you have received EMA for the past 2 years, your payments will remain the same as previous years as there is a guarantee in place.
- New students who have never received EMA previously will not be eligible to receive it this year.
For more information contact Student Services or call the Education Maintenance
Allowance helpline Monday to Friday between 7.00am – 8.00pm on 0800 121 8989
*Learners must maintain a 100% attendance to receive their weekly payments,
from the payment body, Capita.