Education Maintenance Allowance

Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) is there to help you financially if you want to stay on at school or college, after you’re 16.

It’s a weekly payment of £10, £20 or £30, depending on your household income.

You will need to provide evidence of your household income and one of the easiest ways to do this is with a Tax Credit Award Notice from us.

You will find all the information you need to make an application for EMA on the Directgov site