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37,230 school pupils and college students received EMA payments in Scotland in the academic year 2009-10. 63 per cent of recipients were school pupils and 37 per cent were college students. 47 per cent of recipients were male and 53 per cent were female.
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36 per cent or 23,290 of the 64,648 school pupils aged 16-19 years old in Scotland received an EMA payment in 2009-10.
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The number of young people in receipt of EMA decreased by 5 per cent (or 1,770) from 39,000 in 2008-09 to 37,230 in 2009-10. This decrease was due to the closure of the £10 and £20 a week payments to new entrants in 2009-10, with the number of young people in receipt of the £30 a week payments increasing by 9 per cent (or 2,935).
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24 per cent of recipients (whose deprivation classification was known) in 2009-10 lived in one of Scotland's 15 per cent most deprived areas.
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£33.2 million was paid out under the EMA scheme in academic year 2009-10. This has decreased by 6 per cent (or £2.2 million) from £35.4 million in 2008-09.
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The vast majority of EMA spend (95 per cent or £31.4 million) in 2009-10 was paid out to those in receipt of the maximum £30 a week category. The £10 and £20 a week categories were closed to new entrants in 2009-10. The majority of EMA spend (81 per cent or £26.8 million) was paid out in weekly payments, with the remaining 19 per cent (£6.4 million) paid out in bonus payments.
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£23.5 million (or 71 per cent) was paid out under the EMA scheme to school pupils in 2009-10. The remaining £9.7 million (or 29 per cent) was paid out to young people attending a college.