Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) is a weekly allowance paid to help young people in education beyond the statutory school leaving age of 16.
Education Maintenance Allowance applications for the current school session 2023/2024 are now closed.
Applications and eligibility for the new school session 2024/2025 will be available here August 2024.
If you have a child under the age of 16 and meet eligible criteria, you may be entitled to Scottish Child Payment.
Please visit www.mygov.scot/scottish-child-payment or call Social Security Scotland on 0800 1822222.