Concept

Education maintenance allowance

Properties

Alt label
  • Educational maintenance allowance
  • EMA
SES ID
  • 9874
  • 52208
  • 52230
Notation
  • 9874
In scheme
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Definition
  • Weekly payment made direct to students from lower income households staying on in education in school sixth forms, sixth form colleges or further education colleges after GCSEs, for any academic or vocational course of more than 12 hours of guided learning per week, and available for 2 or 3 years. Closed to new applicants in England in January 2011.