The Schools in Suffolk booklet includes information about
getting help with the cost of going to school. To go to the
relevant section, please click on the link below
For information about free transport to school please click
here
For information about free school meals please click
here
Financial help for students at school sixth forms and sixth
form (Education Maintenance Grant):
Please note that the information about the Education Maintenance
Allowance (EMA) contained within Section 14 of the Schools in
Suffolk booklet is no longer accurate. This is because the scheme
is now not available for new applicants in England.
If you’re currently receiving EMA
If you
currently receive EMA, you’ll continue to receive payments while
you’re studying.
- If you applied for EMA in 2009/10, your payments will continue
for each week of your course until the end of the 2011/12 academic
year.
- If you applied for EMA in 2010/11 and you receive the maximum
payment of £30 your payments will be reduced to £20 from September
2011.
- If you’re in care, a care leaver or on income support your
weekly EMA payments will be replaced with a guaranteed bursary of
£1,200 a year from September 2011.
For more information about the changes to the scheme in England,
go to the
Directgov website (external
website).