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EMA payment dates 2025-26

Pay dates
(Thursdays)
Attendance week 1
(week ending)
Attendance week 2
(week ending)
4 September 2025 Payment due for the following
attendance weeks:
School holiday 22/08/2025
18 September 2025 Payment due for the following
attendance weeks:
29/08/2025 05/09/2025
2 October 2025 Payment due for the following
attendance weeks:
12/09/202519/09/2025
16 October 2025 Payment due for the following
attendance weeks:
26/09/2025 03/10/2025
30 October 2025 Payment due for the following
attendance weeks:
10/10/2025 School holiday
13 November 2025 Payment due for the following
attendance weeks:
School holiday31/10/2025
27 November 2025 Payment due for the following
 attendance weeks:
07/11/2025 14/11/2025
11 December 2025 Payment due for the following
 attendance weeks:
21/11/202528/11/2025
26 December 2025* Payment due for the following
 attendance weeks:
05/12/2025 12/12/2025
8 January 2026 Payment due for the following
attendance weeks:
19/12/2025 School holiday
22 January 2026 Payment due for the following
attendance weeks:
School holiday 09/01/2026
5 February 2026 Payment due for the following
attendance weeks:
16/01/2026 23/01/2026
19 February 2026 Payment due for the following
attendance weeks:
30/01/202606/02/2026
5 March 2026 Payment due for the following
attendance weeks:
13/02/2026 20/02/2026
19 March 2026 Payment due for the following
attendance weeks:
27/02/202606/03/2026
2 April 2026 Payment due for the following
attendance weeks:
13/03/2026 20/03/2026
16 April 2026 Payment due for the following
attendance weeks:
27/03/2026 03/04/2026
30 April 2026 Payment due for the following
attendance weeks:
School holiday School holiday
14 May 2026 Payment due for the following
attendance weeks:
24/04/2026 01/05/2026
28 May 2026 Payment due for the following
attendance weeks:
08/05/2026 15/05/2026
11 June 2026 Payment due for the following
attendance weeks:
22/05/202629/05/2026
25 June 2026 Payment due for the following
attendance weeks:
05/06/2026 12/06/2026
9 July 2026 Payment due for the following
attendance weeks:
19/06/202626/06/2026
23 July 2026 Payment due for the following
attendance weeks:
03/07/2026School holiday

*Payment date of 26 December 2025 may change due to Christmas Bank Holiday

Note:

  • This list of payment dates is for information only. You may not be entitled to a payment on all of the dates.
  • You do not receive payment whilst on school holiday of 3 consecutive days or more.
  • If you are missing a payment, contact your school in the first instance before calling the EMA Unit. The EMA Unit only pay out the payments authorised by your school. If you are missing a week, we will not know the reason why. Your school will be able to explain why you are missing a payment.
  • If you are a 6th year pupil, or are in 5th year and not staying on for 6th year, you will normally only be paid up to the end of the SQA exam timetable. This is usually the beginning of June.
  • If you have an EMA start date of 5 January 2026, you will be entitled to your first payment on 22 January 2026.
  • Your school office must receive your Learning Agreement at least 2 weeks prior to the payment dates listed above, to allow you to receive your money.