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Question reference: S6W-28328

  • Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
  • Date lodged: 24 June 2024
  • Current status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 22 July 2024

Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27931 by Graeme Dey on 14 June 2024, what assessment it has made of the Education Maintenance Allowance, and what its position is on whether any extension to the scheme would support its ambition to raise attainment.


Answer

Education Maintenance Allowance already contributes to the raising attainment agenda. It seeks to remove financial inequality and give every young person the same opportunity to remain and progress in learning, no matter their financial circumstances.

EMA is one form of key support we have in place for children and young people in education. Additional support measures include Free School Meals, the school clothing grant and free bus travel for those under the age of 22. These measures also contribute to our wider ambition of raising attainment.