Education Maintenance Allowances: 2014-15

EMAs provide financial support for 16 to 19 year olds from low-income households to overcome financial barriers to participation in appropriate school or college courses or an Activity Agreement. This release contains information on pupils and students in Scotland who received at least one payment under the EMA programme.


Table 2. Young people in receipt of EMA by deprivation background and age: 2006-07 to 2014-15

  Age
Deprivation Background Academic Year Total 15 16 17 18+
All Areas 2006-07 37,480 6,895 18,870 11,110 605
2007-08 37,275 6,505 18,865 11,210 690
2008-09 39,000 6,850 19,400 12,055 690
2009-10 37,230 5,520 17,305 12,950 1,450
2010-11 34,780 4,915 15,855 11,345 2,665
2011-12 34,390 5,280 15,955 11,040 2,115
2012-13 35,515 5,525 16,275 11,540 2,170
2013-14 35,470 5,210 16,825 11,405 1,975
2014-15 33,180 4,645 14,950 11,280 2,310
Deprived areas 2006-07 10,780 2,015 5,325 3,250 190
2007-08 10,760 1,810 5,440 3,280 230
2008-09 11,575 2,095 5,650 3,610 220
2009-10 11,495 1,725 5,340 3,895 525
2010-11 11,195 1,545 5,085 3,690 875
2011-12 11,060 1,660 5,135 3,625 640
2012-13 11,725 1,805 5,415 3,820 685
2013-14 12,175 1,805 5,775 3,930 665
2014-15 11,635 1,635 5,280 3,895 825
Non-Deprived Areas 2006-07 26,470 4,835 13,420 7,810 410
2007-08 26,330 4,670 13,325 7,880 455
2008-09 27,240 4,720 13,670 8,390 460
2009-10 25,370 3,755 11,810 8,915 885
2010-11 23,290 3,335 10,645 7,560 1,750
2011-12 23,075 3,580 10,700 7,330 1,460
2012-13 23,515 3,695 10,735 7,625 1,460
2013-14 23,045 3,380 10,960 7,400 1,300
2014-15 21,360 2,980 9,585 7,330 1,465

Revision: The college EMA figures and total EMA figures for 2013-14 and 2014-15 have been revised.
The figures originally published on Wednesday 23 March 2016 were based on incomplete college EMA datasets.
Figures in this table have been rounded to the nearest 5
Deprivation category was identified for over 99% of EMA recipients. For more information please refer to the methodological note (paragraph 39).

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