Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA)

New arrangements for EMA are as follows:

· No new applications can be made

· Learners who applied successfully for EMA in 2009/10 will continue to receive payments at the level set out in their EMA guarantee for each week they are in education or training, until the end of the 2011/12 academic year.

· Learners who applied successfully for the maximum weekly EMA payment of £30 in 2010/11 will be eligible for £20 for each week they are in education or training, until the end of 2011/12 academic year.

EMA helpline is 0800 121 8989