Education maintenance allowance

You must complete an application form. These are available from all schools, libraries and leisure centres in the City of Edinburgh Council area. Please note that forms are available ONLY from the outlets above. Do not request one from the Directgov website - this is for England & Wales only.

The deadline for applications is 30 September 2011. Late applications are still accepted, however awards will not be backdated. We will send you a letter to let you know we have received your form within 2 weeks of receipt.

What you need to send

You need to ask your parent(s)/carer(s) for original evidence of their household income - normally this will be a tax credits award for '06/04/2011 to 31/08/2011 or 05/04/2012' [form TC602(A)] and send this with your application form in the pre-paid envelope.

If your parent(s)/carer(s) do not receive tax credits you must send us alternative evidence of their household income, guardianship and lone parent status (if applicable). The most common types of evidence we accept are P60 certificates for employment, SA302 or tax calculation certificates for self-employment.  Child benefit award letters usually confirm guardianship and dependant children within the household, and Council Tax demand notices are normally suitable for proving lone parent status if a single occupancy discount is applied. All documents should be for tax year 2010-2011.

If you are a looked-after student or living independently you only need to send us confirmation of this, i.e.  - household income is not used for assessment.

More info

For more information about EMA including policy please visit the EMA Scotland website.