EMA (Education Maintenance Allowance)

[StefanWolves]

It's ********. Works like this, if your parents arnt lazy you get nothing at all, if they are lazy and claim every penny off the goverment you get it. My parents pay for your lazy parents. GET A JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Unless your parent have a vaild reason e.g. single with little kids.

Wow, you're so wrong, read the whole thread before posting something which is so ludicrous and off the mark.

[buttons]

It's ********. Works like this, if your parents arnt lazy you get nothing at all, if they are lazy and claim every penny off the goverment you get it. My parents pay for your lazy parents. GET A JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Unless your parent have a vaild reason e.g. single with little kids.

:my mum works 3 different jobs and earns less than some people with only one. how on earth does that make her lazy when she works 3 times as hard as anyone i've ever met when she doesn't like it and it's only to earn some money :S fyi, she is a qualified hairdresser, beautician and nurse but unfortunately there are no jobs in that area so she does 3 she doesn't enjoy just to make a decent living. if you have 2 parents who bring in money then you're very ******* lucky, stop moaning if you don't receive EMA or money from them at all when there are people who have one crap income

[Soy]

crap country to be honest

[Black_Apalachi]

:my mum works 3 different jobs and earns less than some people with only one. how on earth does that make her lazy when she works 3 times as hard as anyone i've ever met when she doesn't like it and it's only to earn some money :S fyi, she is a qualified hairdresser, beautician and nurse but unfortunately there are no jobs in that area so she does 3 she doesn't enjoy just to make a decent living. if you have 2 parents who bring in money then you're very ******* lucky, stop moaning if you don't receive EMA or money from them at all when there are people who have one crap income

Exactly. Be happy you actually have two parents earning an income.

[Danzilla]

Yeah I'm getting the full £30. Really annoyed that you're only allowed 5 days off the whole year or it'll get stopped the next time your off without a doctors line. Very stupid, and annoying.

I just phoned in "sick" so many times last year and still got all my ema, still receiving it too.

It's ********. Works like this, if your parents arnt lazy you get nothing at all, if they are lazy and claim every penny off the goverment you get it. My parents pay for your lazy parents. GET A JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Unless your parent have a vaild reason e.g. single with little kids.

Seeing as my mum works her arse off and supports 2 children as a single parent, has her whole life and we receive ema, shes lazy? Your just jealous you dont get it.

[Caution]

It's ********. Works like this, if your parents arnt lazy you get nothing at all, if they are lazy and claim every penny off the goverment you get it. My parents pay for your lazy parents. GET A JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Unless your parent have a vaild reason e.g. single with little kids.

Lazy? If you claim EMA it does not necessarily make you lazy. My parents have to pay for your Learning Support teacher, by the looks of it. Seems like you're just jealous anyway.

[Kyle!]

I just phoned in "sick" so many times last year and still got all my ema, still receiving it too.

Thanks for the info, it's not because I won't be sick it's incase I am sick and the doctor wont give me a line, which would be annoying.

[BoyBetterKnow]

Danzilla phoning in sick and missing college is dumb. You will never get anywhere. No offence.

I don't get EMA so I work for my money. Oh well. It's not like people can choose if they get EMA or not.

[GommeInc]

Why do EMA lovers keep using the jealousy line :S It's not an argument at all, and goes to show they're greedy :/

[j2jcs]

In my view, a fair proportion of people using EMA, would be working as much as possible in between college/sixth form to get up some extra money. EMA allows them to work less/not at all, and instead concerntrate on college/sixth form work, which then allows them to progress further. Now for those who say that its a waste of money for the government, you should look at it from a profit angle. If you work harder at higher education, you are going to get better grades. If you get better grades, you are likely to go on to a better job/better degree. If you have a better job, or a better degree, you are going to earn more money. If you earn more money, you pay more tax and have a better standard of living. By paying more tax, the government is making more money out of you, which easily pays for the EMA earlier on. So it isn't a waste of money, it is a very clever way of A) Increasing the number of skilled workers in the country, which advances the economy and country as a whole, and B) it helps the individual to progress further.

Also, if you believe I have made the above up, it is working for me, and is allowing me to take more time to work at school, and less at work.

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