Education maintenance allowance

Monday 24th January 2005 at 00:00
Education maintenance allowance
Students who qualified for the new Education Maintenance Allowance payment and stayed on in education after 16 last term will this week receive their first £100 cash bonus.
 
The money is a reward for returning after the first term and is one of a series of payments they will receive for performance and attendance if they continue to attend the courses.
 
Government Response: Department for Education and Skills
 

Ivan Lewis, minister for skills and vocational education, said: "With this extra cash young people who might have been tempted to drop out of their courses into low paid jobs after the New Year holiday have been given a huge incentive to stay on.