Should benefits be scrapped ?

[Dan2nd]

But in extreme suituations you have your parents to fall back on, they could easily supply you with your equipment but choose not to do so.

Teenagers in a poorer background won't have their parents money to fall back on in case of emergencies, hence EMA.

Thats the only thing I can't argue against I do have my parents to fall back on! But there are a lot of so called people in 'poorer backgrounds' who seem to managed just fine spending their EMA on video games, sweets and treats which I disagree with.. but that still doesn't answer the question of whats stopping these 'poorer' teenagers from going out and getting a satuday job as well? Fair enough my best friend who used to claim EMA and who was one time in a lot of debt with his bank went out and got a job and is now in a stable financial situation whats stopping others from doing this?

[Kardan]

Thats the only thing I can't argue against I do have my parents to fall back on! But there are a lot of so called people in 'poorer backgrounds' who seem to managed just fine spending their EMA on video games, sweets and treats which I disagree with.. but that still doesn't answer the question of whats stopping these 'poorer' teenagers from going out and getting a satuday job as well? Fair enough my best friend who used to claim EMA and who was one time in a lot of debt with his bank went out and got a job and is now in a stable financial situation whats stopping others from doing this?

There's nothing stopping them from doing it, that's part of the problem... Some teenagers just sue EMA to get them by, rather than for education. The government should introduce some scheme where it can only be spent on for educational purposes or something

[Nemo]

That is the exact kind of attitude which annoys me to be honest. First of all I hate how everyone who receives EMA seem to just say to people like me 'oh your just jealous' well wouldn't you be if a friend of yours was being paid for something you weren't? :rolleyes: Secondly I'm not acting like it's my friends fault at all... I'm more angry with the people who organise EMA or the goverment or whatever for not taking into account each case as an individual thing rather than just painting everyone with one brush.. its all fair and good people receiving benifits demanding not to be labeled as 'lower class' or 'chavy' what gives people to right to assume someone like me doesn't deserve EMA just as much as you?

You dont DESERVE the EMA because your parents can afford all the books and such if it comes to the worst conditions, whilst others cannot. Stop being so close minded and think of other people's situation. People who organize EMA want poorer families to have a chance to have a nice education.

[Axel]

I'm in split minds reallly....

For some people they need it. I was going to need it because I was considering getting the bus to college every day, but instead I bike now. I will be getting £10 a week from EMA, and there isn't much I can spend it on really except save it up for say a car when I'm older... that's not really 'educational' purposes, though it will help me for getting to and from college/uni.

What annoys me is the people who apply for it and just flaunt it around... for example heart break kid posting a thread 'What Nintendo DS games should I get with my EMA' really got on my nerves... if he's only going to spend it on DS games and just show it off... I don't think he deserves it.

[Misawa]

People should focus on more benefits rather than just EMA.

[GommeInc]

I've always seen the EMA as pointless. That money is given for the wrong reasons. It can't be for education, because not all education is expensive. And it can't be given to students to spend on what they like, as a reward, because it's pointless and encourages lazyness. It's also unfair for huge families of say 5 students who are just above the line to get the EMA. A family of 5 can just barely survive with £35,000 or whatever the maximum minimum income is, while a family of 3, 2 adults and 1 student can happily live with £30,000 without an EMA, but for some unknown reason, they need it. The EMA should be for all or noboby, as jrh says, but I think it should be for nobody unless they are rediculously poor, as in £10,000 per annum, because it will give these children something to look forward to, education and some support for this family. Snotty children who are in the EMA and aren't exactly poor don't deserve it, especially when they spend it rather than save it, and even then they could get a job or simply get an education and wait till they can get proper jobs :/

Then comes child benefits for families or the guardian of a child who suffers some sort of mental disorder. My cousin has william's syndrome and has learning difficulties. My auntie doesn't deserve the money, she's just harvesting it for the wrong reasons. My cousin is and could be quite bright, but sending her to a mentally disabled childrens school and making her forcefully dim is not doing her any favours. Infact, I can't see the point of child benefits. Thinking about the children in wheelchairs, what money could possibly be given to them? They don't live like normal children, so the parents don't need to fork out quite as much and they probably only spend a little bit more to buy things like wheelchairs and different education. Perhaps benefits again for poor families who just can't maintain the expenditure. Perhaps the government should check these people over, rather than say "Ooo, they look poor and look like they need help, throw money at them!" rather than actually find out if they are or are not.

[partie2]

Should benefits be scrapped ?

In my opinion yes they should. It basicly encourges people to stay at hme and would be alot better spend on something like a hospital. The thing that annoys me is EMA, They are giving students money for being at collage for education and they go and spend it on things like phones. This annoys me even more when people who accually pay there taxs and do godo for the country get jack **** but lazy scroungers get it all.

It really does make me sick that the **** we pay for. My parents pay there tax, for what some chav to go to school that all you get is a ruck of abuse off them. In my opinion they should be writing thank you letters.

Anyway your views.

wow this is a very narrow minded and niave opinuon to have. You have tottally generalised all people on benefits as a lower class of people and as scrougers. My own mum is on benefits and its not because she is lazy but because she is disabled and believe me if she could work she would go and work. Some people who are on jobs seekers allowance while looking for a job have to go on that to support themselves and they have no choice. Im not denying though that there is some people that play the system and go along for a free ride but that is the minority and not the majority of the people on benefits.

[N-Dubz]

Why should benefits be scrapped? Some people actually arnt in the physical or mental state to go to work. An would you like a mental person who isnt fit to work serving you at Tesco because they was forced to? No you wouldn't, and neither would they. An people who have physical problems shouldnt HAVE to work its part of there disability allowance's that they dont have to work. Or you could have a blind man serving you some dinner in your primary school.

Benefits are there because people who arn't as lucky as us an cant work can still survive, espically with the raise in food prices etc.. It needs to be alot higher actually. An there already toning it down way to much.
An you have to keep applying for Benefits, so most people are getting cut off lately because there 'fit to work' when honestly they arn't.

An EMA is very GOOD, what if a child lives in a hostel and not with there parents because they was kicked out? They need supplies and need's. You cant think every single teenager at college does the same thing with there money an is lucky enough to have living conditions as you.
Some parents dont give there children money so EMA helps them have it themselves.

So naa Benefits shouldn't be scrapped. It aint hurting me really, and if I was disabled or ill I'd want benefits so why should I hate on people who have them now when I dont?

[-Xiangu-]

I am fine if an EMA is given to students whos parents cannot afford to buy the child things like books or even games etc. But I also agree that the child should be encouraged to get a job.

As for other benefits, I said in my last post that my mum gets money per child (Something like 16 pounds per child and thats only me now because my sis has gone to uni) She can't work sometimes because of her arthritus so she needs the extra money. She has just been signed off work for 6 weeks.

[Hayd93]

Hello again,

Buttons you said about ema ect. Why not get a job ? Thats what people like me have to do. This si why it annoys me. Why should i get nothing and be texed like hell. When others get £30 for nothing. When i go to collage i wont get £30 a week i will have to work for my money.