EMA exempt person

Students may be exempt from a means-tested assessment of household income if they are:

• in local authority care, with foster parents or care leavers
  
  
• responsible for a child of their own
  
  
• in receipt of Income Support or income-based Employment and Support Allowance
  
  
• entitled to Universal Credit under the Universal Credit Regulations 2013
  
  
• in custody or detention within the youth justice system, including a Young Offenders Institution, Secure Training Centre or Secure Children’s Home

If students are not sure if they’re exempt, they should contact Student Finance Wales for advice.