NDM8187 - Member Debates
Tabled on 19/01/2023 | For debate on 15/02/2023To propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes:
a) that the Welsh Government retained education maintenance allowance, unlike the UK Government in England;
b) that in Wales, the value of education maintenance allowance has not changed since 2004, and the eligibility thresholds have not changed since 2011;
c) that while education maintenance allowance is an important form of financial support for post-16 learners, it has not kept up with cost-of-living pressures.
2. Calls on the Welsh Government to consider an inflation-linked uplift to the value of education maintenance allowance and a review of the thresholds.
