Should EMA Stay?

[JackBuddy]

Out of interest, what are you studying at uni?

I declined all my offers on monday and am applying for a completely different course via UCAS extra. I am so rubbish at making decisions... but I blame my geography teacher.

[Barmi]

Out of interest, what are you studying at uni?

I declined all my offers on monday and am applying for a completely different course via UCAS extra. I am so rubbish at making decisions... but I blame my geography teacher.

Law. My exams start 2 weeks on Monday!

But I thought you had it all sorted out in your head what you wanted to do?! You're thinking of doing geography now?

[Frodo13.]

People who don't get EMA are just jelous...simple.

[RandomManJay]

People who don't get EMA are just jelous...simple.

Lol, thats a bit harsh, there are some people on here who have gotten it and are complaining. I didn't get it and I couldn't care less, but I still voiced my opinion on it, and it was for it to stay. I didn't really need the money since I saved up quite a bit over the years, my mum and dad only paid for one thing (which was actually my 17th birthday gift), my driving lessons until I got a job (which was only about a month or two), then I they didn't give me a penny.

A lot of people say that they're just jealous, but the way I see it is that if people think they can flaunt their EMA in front of people and see those who are complaining about it as jealous, they're arrogant and it doesn't show true commitment, respect and gratitude for the money they're being given so they can have an equal chance at futher education.

P.s. Sorry if I went off course a bit , I just had a thought pop into my head as I typed, the second paragraph relates to what you said, but it isn't directed at you.

[PaulMacC]

I think EMA should be scrapped and Im entitled to it. I dont think it is fair people who using it to buy things that arent for their education purpose.

[GommeInc]

People who don't get EMA are just jelous...simple.

People who can't accept that some people abuse the system are stupid (not directed at you)

[CurtisJohns]

I dont understand why people are complaining.. so your telling me if i handed you 30 pound a week you would deny it? shut up and talk about summat else!! lol

[Frodo13.]

People who can't accept that some people abuse the system are stupid (not directed at you)

To be honast, you can't do much abuse with a maximum of £120 a month. I don't get EMA this year because my parents now earn over the limit, but when I was in Year 12 people moaned at me for getting £10 a week, but to be honast, there was naff all I could do with a tenner.

[GommeInc]

To be honast, you can't do much abuse with a maximum of £120 a month. I don't get EMA this year because my parents now earn over the limit, but when I was in Year 12 people moaned at me for getting £10 a week, but to be honast, there was naff all I could do with a tenner.

So you even agree that the EMA is a bit pointless? £10 a week might aswell be £0. The only useful thing about the EMA is the £30 for people who can't quite afford travel expenses and tools for their courses. Though if people moaned at you for getting £10 a week then that's just petty children for you

I dont understand why people are complaining.. so your telling me if i handed you 30 pound a week you would deny it? shut up and talk about summat else!! lol

It's because laods of people who do receive don't deserve and some that don't do, but the flawed system that allows people to get it or not get it says otherwise. If you were getting £30, you wonder what the catch is, but the EMA is blind and only goes by small contributing factors of family income, rather than number in the family and working out averages to make large families just outside the catchment get it and small familes inside it get it removed.

[Plank]

EMA should stay. How else would I pay for my driving lessons?

I think nearly everyone who gets EMA, and doesn't ride the bus to school etc, doesn't spend it on educational purposes. If you don't have to get the bus, or buy dinner, what else are you gonna spend it on? £30 of paper and pens a week?

I think the main idea is to encourage people to stay in education until they're 18, not to pay for buses and stuff, because if it was for that, they would just give it to people who ride the bus to school. When everyone has to stay on until they are 18 in a couple of years time, they'll probably scrap EMA.