EMA (Education Maintenance Allowance)

[StefanWolves]

The British goverment are idiots. They pay people to go to College? Its ridiculous. People should feel privileged that they get education. Goverment shouldnt have to bribe them with money :\ In other countries where people have to pay, they realise how important Education is. When they make it free and start paying later, it gives students the wrong idea.

Paying out millions on benefits and crap like this and people wonder why this country is in this position now.

So you're calling the government that you get money off idiots? typical.

Come back next time but back up your statements that simply are not true, just because YOU AREN'T struggling, doesn't mean other families aren't.

[Caution]

So you're calling the government that you get money off idiots? typical.

Come back next time but back up your statements that simply are not true, just because YOU AREN'T struggling, doesn't mean other families aren't.

You seem to have the idea that everyone that gets EMA needs it and everyone that doesn't, doesn't need it. EMA could be scrapped and the millions it pays out every month could be put into something more useful.

[StefanWolves]

I agree, it could be used for other things like pension for elderly people, but in these current economic times it really will help me out.

[Feep]

I agree, it could be used for other things like pension for elderly people, but in these current economic times it really will help me out.

If you didn't claim ema you would be in the same boat as me. I've got no money all summer to do stuff with and you have just because you went to college which is what your suposed to do anyway.

[Geraint]

The British goverment are idiots. They pay people to go to College? Its ridiculous. People should feel privileged that they get education. Goverment shouldnt have to bribe them with money :\ In other countries where people have to pay, they realise how important Education is. When they make it free and start paying later, it gives students the wrong idea.

Paying out millions on benefits and crap like this and people wonder why this country is in this position now.

Bet you're one of them "Don't leave left overs, there's people in Africa starving" types. :rolleyes:

[Barwy]

Feep, you're talking out of your behind.
EMA is brilliant, if you can get it. I can't, although this might be able to change come september - I'll have to drive 26 miles each weekday in order to do my art course in a not-so-nearby town, think how much in petrol thats going to cost. If i was eligible for it, I would get a little bit of money each week paying for my travel costs which in turn helps me complete my college course, which leads to me going to uni, obtaining a degree and coming out at the top of the academic hierarchy.
EMA is great for people who might not have the money, sure some people 'waste' it on drink and the occasional smoke - nothing wrong with that - but a monies incentive makes students continually engaged with education. Education at a state level is open to everyone, you don't have to have large sums of money in order to learn (until you are 18+, then college courses do become expensive).

I'll leave it there, since im too ill to even remember what you were ranting on about in your first post..but yeah. think about the bigger picture, socially and economically in this case, before you post

[Alkaz]

Tbh, the maximum you can claim is like £1000 a year, some peoples family could be earning £10,000 a year, when your parents earn £40,000 a year and you say its unfair, think of that £30,000 gap in between the salaries. I think the system is very fair and gives those from a less privileged background a chance to go to a college/sixth form.


Also, why do people say it should go on other things, there is so much set out for everything, over the past how ever many years, like £6billion has gone unclaimed by pensioners because they did not know that the help was there for them. That £6bn had to be there to be able to offer it, where has that gone? At least with EMA it is encouraging those from a less privileged household to go to do their A levels to improve their lives, its a totally brilliant spend of money.

[jam666]

I will recieve the full amount in september, however my parents dont feed off the government, infact we dont even have an income anymore.

One key word called interest and money management also help.

[Barwy]

You can also bring a controversial point to the debate:
Should everyone really have the chance of a 'good' education?

Elaboration - Degrees, and A Levels (further education) are becoming more and more common each year. Essentially, the more people with these qualifications, means the qualification decreases in value. Suddenly everyone has four A Levels. Everyone is back where they started.

[Alkaz]

You say that but why should already wealthy people have the only opportunities to better them selves and earn lots of money when people who are poor arent allowed that opportunity? Also, alot of people go to uni and have degrees and dont do there chosen profession and some times dont even work anywere like what there degree may suggest. Even with A levels, Emma Watson who plays Hermoine in Harry Potter, straight A's in her GCSE's and A levels, yet she is an actress and a model. Just an example but now everyone with a levels and degrees will use them so why not open it up to a wider spectrum of people :[