EMA (Education Maintenance Allowance)

[Bun]

i JUST get £10 a week, which is not that much but canny to have. i don't get anything of my parents so the ten pound just adds to my part time job.

[Rozi]

My brother was too lazy to claim his £10 a week, which is just the stupidest thing ever.

[Catchy]

stop moaning all of you. the world isn't fair yeahyeah get over it.

[Callum.]

I've applied and will be getting the £30 a week. If I'm entitled to it, why should I not take it?

I think the people on this forum whos families have enough money to fund their children with £30 a week should stop moaning, stop being spoilt, EMA is for students whos families are struggling, for children that will need help in their later years, it isn't about "OH MY FAMILY OWNS OVER 25K I DONT GET EMA THATS UNFAIR ON ME!!" - it isn't, because you're family are obviously easily coping, your family earns enough to fund you with how much you need weekly.

Oh and all these people saying "I don't get EMA but my mom and dad are still struggling!!!!!!!!" is utter crap, that's the whole point of the EMA, if you don't get any EMA at all it means you parents are earning over £30,000 a year? (i think) - that is double the national minimum wage, and is easily enough income to survive in the current economic climate.

Stop moaning, just stop it.

My dad lost his job earlier this year, mom earns under 15k a year, so I get full £30 EMA ~ I deserve this as my dad can't find work and only earning £300 a week is VERY hard on a family of 4, mortgage, bills, and what not ~ we are a family thats really struggling, and I find it quite offensive that those of you who are not entitled to EMA are moaning, when families like mine really are struggling.

That's my opinion, you may not agree with it, but quite frankly I couldn't really give a damn.

Are you sure you're getting £30? If your dad lost his job this year, and was working this year I doubt you'll be getting it as it's done on 2008-2009 earnings where you mum and dad was in work.

[jackass]

It is completely unfair - it's almost as if they assume that as your parents earn more, they will just GIVE you the money. :rolleyes:

[N!ck]

I think either everyone should get it or nobody should get it. I was literally about £100-200 over the boundary to get £10 per week so I got nothing. My parents geve me a similar amount of money per week to those who were getting £30 from EMA, so go figure. If they earned slightly less we would actually be better off.

[colourpot]

I cant get it, my parents earn too much

[Geraint]

It is completely unfair - it's almost as if they assume that as your parents earn more, they will just GIVE you the money. :rolleyes:

there's a difference between having the money to give to you and not having the money to give to you.

[today]

I claim it, and i never get it on time >:[

[Black_Apalachi]

ooou *evens out the score to 25-25*

My brother was too lazy to claim his £10 a week, which is just the stupidest thing ever.

I knew someone who was the same :rolleyes:.

I got the full 30 for my two years in sixth form and was basically able to save most of it up. One thing that happened to me was that something happened (I can't remember what) but I stopped getting it for quite a few months but then got it backtracked all the way back so I ended up getting like £150 in one go .

I think it's fair because my parent(s) didn't/don't earn much at all compared to other families but at the same time, lots of my friends were always moaning about not being intitled to it and I could see their point. One of my friends even got it because his parents are seperated but his dad is MINNTEEDDDD lol.

btw EMA bonus FTW