Educational Maintenance Allowance

Young People
Written By Joan Lawrie

Educational Maintenance Allowance

If people are at School or College they can apply for or renew an Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) - mygov.scot

EMA is a weekly payment of £30, paid every 2 weeks in arrears. If an individual qualifies based on the information in the above link, they will need to apply directly to their school or college. Student support teams will be able to help people apply and guide them through the process.

All the information the will need can be found via the above link.

Joan Lawrie

Joan has worked for Thurso Community Development Trust since its inception in 2018. Firstly as a volunteer project officer before taking on the role of Development Officer and now Development Manager. Joan has a BA Child & Youth Studies, a BSc (Hons) Sustainable Development and is currently working on an MSc Net Zero Communities all through University of the Highlands & Islands.

Joan is passionate about the link between climate action projects and how these can help to solve issues around inequalities in our communities. She also constantly likes to think around how we can do differently to be the change.

https://hiclimatehub.co.uk/joanlawrie
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