16-19 Bursary/EMA Questions Thread

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Originally Posted by Garnier
I will be getting EMA but from next week or maybe the week after I will have to begin my weekly visits to the doctor. this cannot be cancelled or rearranged for the weekend since the doctor only works weekdays. I am only missing sports and am attending all of my other lessons. Will I still get my EMA?


I think if you have a doctors note & proof that the appointment cannot be outside school time they might let you. I'm really not sure though, you'll have to ask the school what proof they'll need.

Can't you go in a free period or after college?

if you apply for EMA, the money is sent directly to your bank account. does that mean no one else except you, not even your parents, can get access to it? does that mean you have to join a queue to draw the money out?

No one but you can access the money.

Depending on which bank/building society you are with, you may have a cash card, debit card or I suppose cash book. If you have a cash/debit card you can withdraw money at most ATMs, if you don't have either of these things then you will likely need to enter a branch of your own bank/building society to withdraw money.

I only have 3 free periods a week and one of them is a music lesson. The doctor's is too far away and I wouldn't be able to get there, have the appointment and come back within one hour. The appointments last around an hour anyway. I'll have a chat with the school next week about it.

ok guys bit of help i was in town thought my lesson was last yet it wasnt so i missed it what do i need a dental note, can it just be written by a dental nurse or something? Please help me it was a genuine mistake

Hi, I'm a bit confused. I went to the headmistress on my first day of sixth form, I got them to sign the form and everything. They said everything was sorted. I knew that it was paid in arrears so I waited until I'd done 2 full weeks before I bothered checking. The thing is, I asked my parents if they would give me a lift to the cashpoint so I could get a mini statement and they said, "Laura, it won't have gone in yet because they pay it monthly". Anyway I had a massive rant and showed them the paper work until they relented and admitted that it did get paid weekly. Anyway, I've been there 3 full weeks now so should have received £60 but I haven't. I've gone in everyday and so on so is it an admin problem? If so, who do I need to speak to about it, the school or EMA themselves???
Thanks

Some questions
Anyone have to get a self certification form when being ill? where do you get it from etc?
Also regarding dropping a subject at AS, will you still get EMA?
Thanks.