Education Maintenance Allowance for 2010
Posted July 23 2010The EMA is a strategy that provides assistance to low-income families by helping with the costs associated with the education of their children.
Eligibility criteria
To be eligible for receipts of the EMA, the claimant must:
- Be a parent or guardian of a primary or secondary school student up to the age of sixteen; and
- Be an eligible beneficiary of a Centrelink pension, allowance or benefit within the meaning of the State Concessions Act 2004 or be a Veterans Affairs (TPI) pensioner or be a foster parent; and
- Submit their applications to the school by the due date.
The eligibility criteria must be met at the first day of Term 2 (12 July, 2010). Applications close Friday 6 August, 2010).
Any applications based on Centrelink payments that are not income based (eg. Carer Allowance, formerly Child Disability Allowance, Mobility Allowance and Remote Area Allowance) are not eligible unless the claimant, in their own name, complies with the second dot point above.
