In academic year 2014-15: (a) 51 per cent of all 16 to 19 year old school pupils living in the 20 per cent most deprived areas in Scotland received EMA (b) 26 per cent of all 16 to 19 year old FE college students living in the 20 per cent most deprived areas in Scotland received EMA Further information on EMA recipients and deprivation background can be found in the latest Scottish Government national statistics publication on EMAs for 2014-15 released on 23 March 2016.