EMA

[Marsquake]

I don't see what's wrong with it really. Most people use it in the correct way.

[simon!]

I have a job so I don't need EMA. Well actually I have 3 jobs but they're all part-time

[Alterate]

They are just periodic £100 payments that are meant to encourage you to stay on through the entire course.

Year 12 - January
Year 12 - June
Year 13 - September
Year 13 - January
Year 13 - June

They are supposed to only be given if you are doing well and meeting the requirements of your course, but a lot of schools just give them out for you still being there.

12th 13th year? School? you've just confused me.

[SammM]

12th 13th year? School? you've just confused me.

Sixthform

[sim]

Anybody read my comment about the siblings?

This is quite unfair when you look at it on the basis of siblings.

[Nightcrawler]

i Get EMA £30.00 Per Week If you go To a 6th Form Collage and pick the right courses you can get up to £100 a Week

Also you still quaifiy for it if you parnets are self employeed as there not on a fixed pay roll if it can change week in week out

[N!ck]

Anybody read my comment about the siblings?

This is quite unfair when you look at it on the basis of siblings.

I agree with what you say about siblings. Your parents combined income must be less than £30, 810 per year, no matter how many siblings you have. My parents earn just slightly over that threshold, so I won't be getting EMA in September when I go to sixth form, but since I have a sister, who eats through my parents money I think that they should set different thresholds depending on how many children your parents have.