{"id":106,"date":"2019-01-30T10:01:13","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T10:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/ststephenshs\/?page_id=106"},"modified":"2023-09-27T19:57:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T19:57:25","slug":"education-maintenance-allowance-ema","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/ststephenshs\/school-information\/education-maintenance-allowance-ema\/","title":{"rendered":"Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As of 1 January 2016, the First Minister announced that the income thresholds for EMA will increase as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Increase in household income threshold from \u00a320,351, if 1 dependent child in the household to \u00a324,421,<\/li>\n<li>Increase in household income threshold from \u00a322,403, if more than 1 dependent child in the household to \u00a326,884<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The new thresholds apply to all young people who fall within the EMA age eligibility outlined in the EMA application form and leaflet.<\/p>\n<p>An application form can be obtained from the school office or the Council\u2019s Customer Service Centre in Clyde Square, Greenock (01475 712844).<\/p>\n<p>Fuller details can be found at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inverclyde.gov.uk\/education-and-learning\/schools\/education-maintenance-allowance\">https:\/\/www.inverclyde.gov.uk\/education-and-learning\/schools\/education-maintenance-allowance<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/ststephenshs\/uploads\/sites\/6753\/2023\/09\/27175928\/School-Strive-for-Success-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1380\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/ststephenshs\/pupils\/pupil-council\/school-strive-for-success\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/ststephenshs\/uploads\/sites\/6753\/2023\/09\/27175928\/School-Strive-for-Success-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"School Strive for Success\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/ststephenshs\/uploads\/sites\/6753\/2023\/09\/27175928\/School-Strive-for-Success-1-300x100.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/ststephenshs\/uploads\/sites\/6753\/2023\/09\/27175928\/School-Strive-for-Success-1.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1380\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/ststephenshs\/uploads\/sites\/6753\/2023\/09\/27175928\/School-Strive-for-Success-1-300x100.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"486\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/ststephenshs\/uploads\/sites\/6753\/2023\/09\/27175928\/School-Strive-for-Success-1-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/ststephenshs\/uploads\/sites\/6753\/2023\/09\/27175928\/School-Strive-for-Success-1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As of 1 January 2016, the First Minister announced that the income thresholds for EMA will increase as follows: Increase in household income threshold from \u00a320,351, if 1 dependent child in the household to \u00a324,421, Increase in household income threshold from \u00a322,403, if more than 1 dependent child in the household to \u00a326,884 The new &hellip; 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