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 3. Young people in receipt of EMA by deprivation background and institution type: 2006-07 to 2014-15

  Total Schools Colleges
Academic Year Total From Deprived Area From Non-Deprived Area Total From Deprived Area From Non-Deprived Area Total From Deprived Area From Non-Deprived Area
2006-07 37,480 10,780 26,470 24,430 6,320 17,920 13,050 4,460 8,555
2007-08 37,275 10,760 26,330 24,020 6,075 17,770 13,255 4,685 8,560
2008-09 39,000 11,575 27,240 24,460 6,290 18,000 14,540 5,280 9,240
2009-10 37,230 11,495 25,370 23,290 6,340 16,800 13,945 5,155 8,570
2010-11 34,780 11,195 23,290 21,120 6,110 14,890 13,660 5,085 8,400
2011-12 34,390 11,060 23,075 22,135 6,610 15,365 12,255 4,455 7,710
2012-13 35,515 11,725 23,515 23,335 7,230 15,945 12,175 4,495 7,575
2013-14 35,470 12,175 23,045 24,195 7,945 16,070 11,275 4,230 6,970
2014-15 33,180 11,635 21,360 22,530 7,545 14,850 10,650 4,090 6,510

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 41).

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