Increase in Education Maintenance Allowance in Wales

Early day motion 1068, tabled 18 April 2023 by Beth Winter (Labour). Signed by 26 members.

That this House welcomes Welsh Government's decision to increase the education maintenance allowance payment above £30 to £40 a week; congratulates members of the Senedd, NUS Wales and NEU Cymru for championing the increase; recognises that more must be done to deal with the cost of living crisis and the need to encourage 16-19 educational attendance, including a regular increase in EMA; regrets the cancellation of education maintenance allowance in England in 2010; further welcomes the calls of NEU and NASUWT unions for the reinstatement of EMA in England; and calls on the Government to reintroduce the education maintenance allowance in England at the same rate as Wales at the earliest opportunity.

Signatures by party: Labour 21, Independent 3, DUP 1, Labour/Co-operative 1.