EMA - fair or not?

Just wondering how many of you think Education Maintenance Allowance is fair when you are only entitled to it when your household income is below a certain amount? Why shouldn't everybody be rewarded?

Reply 1

tetedupet

11

The whole point of it was to prevent potential higher education students from lower income backgrounds from going straight into work due to financial difficulty...

Reply 2

person 34

9

I know people who have got their parents to lie, so they can get another £30 a month.

Reply 3

SunshineSuperman

8

Most of the people at my college who get EMA don't have any intention of going to university, they just use college as an excuse to slack off for another 2 years. I mean, who wants to get a job when you can get £30 a week for just turning up?

Reply 4

vector

15

Just because my parents bring in more than the threshold does NOT mean they give me personally the equivalent to the EMA value...

Reply 5

vector

15

Protoman

Oh, not this again. It's been done time and time again on TSR, and always just ends up in a flame war.

Most discussion on here end up in a flame war :rolleyes:

Reply 6

SunshineSuperman

8

vector

Just because my parents bring in more than the threshold does NOT mean they give me personally the equivalent to the EMA value...

Exactly

Reply 7

FoeGeddaBowDeet

vector

Just because my parents bring in more than the threshold does NOT mean they give me personally the equivalent to the EMA value...

then you should probably raise that issue with them, not get all pissy over EMA about it.

Reply 8

andy_1989

Everyone who got EMA in my school in year 12 dropped out, now in year 13 there is hardly anyone on EMA, which shows that people in my school on EMA had no intention to going to uni anyway. It kinda pisses me off because my parents are divorced (which is damn expensive as you all know) and I still can't get a penny from EMA.

Reply 9

vector

15

I'm not 'all pissy' over EMA - I have a job and run an online business, and am quite happy being independant. I'm just saying that's a flaw in EMA

Reply 10

vector

15

andy_1989

Everyone who got EMA in my school in year 12 dropped out, now in year 13 there is hardly anyone on EMA, which shows that people in my school on EMA had no intention to going to uni anyway. It kinda pisses me off because my parents are divorced (which is damn expensive as you all know) and I still can't get a penny from EMA.

We had those - I called them 'EMA Surfers'. Most drop out or get kicked out fairly sharpish in my experience

Reply 11

F1 fanatic

16

fluffy_bunny13

Just wondering how many of you think Education Maintenance Allowance is fair when you are only entitled to it when your household income is below a certain amount? Why shouldn't everybody be rewarded?

In theory it's fair enough... in principle it's a good idea except that it has several flaws in how it is dished out and who has access to it.

Reply 12

prXXX344d

1

If you need the money that much, get a job. Why does everyone think they are owed a living?

Reply 13

HeadShock

For the majority the life style you have depends on the income.

Therefore 30,000 plus will mean a better life style than if the house income was 15,000.

EMA will help the ones below 30,000 in whatever way they choose to use it.

Reply 14

FoeGeddaBowDeet

vector

I'm not 'all pissy' over EMA - I have a job and run an online business, and am quite happy being independant. I'm just saying that's a flaw in EMA

But it's not a flaw in EMA - the two things have no relation. The people closest to the income of your parents will only be getting £10(however close that is) so there's certainly no doubt your parents could afford to give you it. It's a flaw in your cash relationship with your parents. :p:

And cool, btw, what does you business do?

Reply 15

FoeGeddaBowDeet

Ron

If you need the money that much, get a job. Why does everyone think they are owed a living?

I think you're failing to grasp the concept. Your point is quite well countered further up the thread.

Reply 16

Elitist

14

Not again. :rolleyes:

Hasn't this topic been done to death on TSR anyway?

Reply 17

vector

15

HenvY

But it's not a flaw in EMA - the two things have no relation. The people closest to the income of your parents will only be getting £10(however close that is) so there's certainly no doubt your parents could afford to give you it. It's a flaw in your cash relationship with your parents. :p: