Services
- Parental support - schools and education
- Education maintenance allowance
- Educational visits
- Free school meals
- Home schooling
- Schools - Educational Psychology Service
- Schools - admissions appeals
- Schools - clothing grants and vouchers
- Schools - complaints procedure
- Schools - maintenance grants
- Schools - supervised medication
- Schools - travel grants
Education maintenance allowance
The Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) became available nationally from August 2004 to eligible young people staying on in fifth and sixth year at secondary school.
In the current 2009/2010 school session a student must be born between 1st March 1990 and 28th February 1994 to be eligible for Education Maintenance Allowance from this authority.
EMA is an allowance of up to £30 per week, depending on household income. Household income is assessed in the same way as for Inland Revenue Working Tax Credits. Students estranged from parents or in care of the authority will be paid the maximum amount. The weekly allowances payable are:
Students who have previously received EMA
Students who have previously received EMA will be eligible if household income is:-
£22,403 or less - £30 award will be payable.
Between £22,404 and £27,465 - £20 award will be payable.
Between £27,466 and £33,156 - £10 award will be payable
Please note that this only applies to students who have previously received EMA. If applying for EMA for the first time, please see the information below.
New applicants
Students applying for EMA for the first time will be eligible if household income is:-
a) Less than £20,351 where there is one dependent child in the household.
or
b) Less than £22,403 where there is more than one dependent child in the household.
The term dependent child means those up to the age of 16, and those over the age of 16 and up to the age of 25 if they are in full-time further or higher education.
