[Sophii3x]

Originally posted by Barbie-big-bro

i thought they got rid of the bonus for returning to college... thats what we got told anyway

Oh, it's on our EMA calender sheet and the letter that came back after I re-applied said I get it.. maybe it's different for Wales?

[Tom]

Some people I know are getting theres now ...

I never got it though, parents earn too much

Its only £30 though, can people honestly survive on that each week?!

[BigSister]

I never got that as well Tom

[Sam!]

When your 16 in sixth form you would. Well i will be. I would well want 30 quid a week, my rents buy food and **** obvs.

[Tom]

Originally posted by Scampi
When your 16 in sixth form you would. Well i will be. I would well want 30 quid a week, my rents buy food and **** obvs.

LOL but even when I was in college £30 wouldn't have even been a night out, thats before food at college and shopping as well

[Nicky.]

Its driving my dad insane xD

My brother is in the middle of his driving lessons, and he used to be able to pay it before school broke up with his EMA, now he keeps asking to borrow money xD x

[Fom]

Originally posted by Scampi
When your 16 in sixth form you would. Well i will be. I would well want 30 quid a week, my rents buy food and **** obvs.

Yeah but the point of it is, with me I get no money from my mum because she doesn't earn any money because she doesn't work. My EMA needs to go towards buses and food because my mum cant chip in, people that cant get EMA don't need it. Their families can chip in with bus fair or give a lift in the morning.
With this none EMAness my mum is having to give me money to get to college and its coming straight out of our food budget for the week.

[Tom]

Originally posted by Fom

Yeah but the point of it is, with me I get no money from my mum because she doesn't earn any money because she doesn't work. My EMA needs to go towards buses and food because my mum cant chip in, people that cant get EMA don't need it. Their families can chip in with bus fair or give a lift in the morning.
With this none EMAness my mum is having to give me money to get to college and its coming straight out of our food budget for the week.

Some parents don't give much money away though and some parents might be about a fiver over the maximum range, so can't afford much anyway. Its not as clear cut as you put.

[Fom]

Originally posted by Tom

Some parents don't give much money away though and some parents might be about a fiver over the maximum range, so can't afford much anyway. Its not as clear cut as you put.

I fail to believe that though, if my mum can give me money and she is earning nothing then if both parents are earning money they can spare £20 - £30 a week. The only reason they cant afford it is that they are giving money to other things rather than their kids... then thats not the governments problem. The whole point of EMA is to give some relief to people who genuinly cannot afford it.

[hannah.]

this is such a bummer. although i'm coping, and I'm presuming that we'll get backpayments, which is gonna be amazing.. does anyone actually know how long it's gonna take?

[Lauren]

You'll get back-payments, yeah.

I remember when I received EMA there was like 3 weeks where they couldn't provide it, and then it went in alltogether.

[Adamw92]

i've been at college for 3 weeks now, the first weeks EMA was stopped because i apparently missed a lesson, which i didnt then last weeks was stopped again for the same reason, the first weeks was backdated but i still have yet to recieve the 2nd and 3rd weeks payment, i'm sure they dont want to give me any

[Legend]

I'm glad, it's saving up for me for christmas, in a roundabout way.

[GhettoSuperstar]

I get a huge college bursary instead! Free money and its much, much more than EMA!

[Sarah.]

It's not fair at all. I need the money too but I'm not allowed to get it. I really do find it extremely unfair, everyone should get it.

[hannah.]

Originally posted by mrs_rko
It's not fair at all. I need the money too but I'm not allowed to get it. I really do find it extremely unfair, everyone should get it.

no because then everyone'd have much less, and it'd be pointless

[Tom]

Originally posted by hannahhhh

no because then everyone'd have much less, and it'd be pointless

Not necessarily. You either get £10, £20 or £30. I think those who don't qualify at all should at least get £10.