Education Maintenance Allowance

What is EMA?
Who will be entitled to an EMA?
What to do next

What is EMA?

Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) is a weekly payment of £10, £20 or £30 for eligible students aged 16+ and continuing in further education.
Students may also receive bonuses of £100 if they remain on their course and make good progress with their learning.
Payments will be made direct to your bank account so students will need to open a bank account before they apply for EMA.

Who will be entitled to an EMA?

New students could receive EMA if:

They became 16 years old during the academic year 2008/9.
Their household income is £30,810 or less – parents or carers should advise on this.
They are continuing in further education in sixth form schools and colleges and FE colleges.

What to do next

April	Find out about EMA from leaflets and posters in schools and colleges. Open a bank account. Complete an application form with your parents or carers and return to the APB in the pre-paid envelope provided.


August	Students should receive GCSE results and decide on course of study.
September	Students to enrol on their course and sign their EMA agreement. Lessons start, attend regularly, work hard and earn your EMA weekly payments.

Application forms and further information are available from:

Student Helpline: 0800 1218989
Website: http://ema.direct.gov.uk/

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