• Students who resat 12 year will continue to get EMA payments at the same level as last year as they were given an ‘EMA guarantee’ by the previous government when they started sixth form. • Students currently getting the maximum payments of £30 per week will get a ‘transition payment’ of £20 per week for the academic year. These payments will be managed in the same way as now with school inputting weekly payment authorisations for students who meet the attendance criteria.