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Education Maintenance Allowance and the 16–19 bursary fund

If you’re living in England and need financial help to stay on at school you can get help from the 16–19 bursary fund. If you’re in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland you can get Education Maintenance Allowance.

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Some extra money can make all that studying a bit more bearable

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By Danny Sherwood and David Samson

Updated on 24-Oct-2017

Photo of pencil and paper by volunteer photographer Rianna Hudson

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