Indeed, impossible around here but in the scheme of things I guess its families with only a single (unskilled) earner - of which unfortunately there are rather a lot of
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Indeed, impossible around here but in the scheme of things I guess its families with only a single (unskilled) earner - of which unfortunately there are rather a lot of
It really isn't. If I didn't get EMA I wouldn't go to college, i'd of went into an apprenticeship. Loads of kids wouldn't be able to afford to go to college and those that couldn't get an apprenticeship would be left to do absolutely nothing. Giving the country less educated generations, increasing crime etc. Promoting higher education, in the long run, helps the country.
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I wouldn't say it is an unfair generalisation to state that EMA is in general wasted away on things like alcohol and the like.
Why out of interest wouldn't you have been able to go to college if it was not for EMA, Sinque? If it's genuine transport reasons then good; that's what EMA is fine for.
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You spent all day Sat and Sun to earn £10-£30? Man, you were ripped off.
What world are you living in? There's lots of people's families where only one person works, single parents etc.
For example my Dad was/is a decorator and my mum a part time nurse while I was at college, I got £10 a week. That didn't even cover my bus fair for the week.
Alright this is getting slightly OT and arguementative.
MOD please close
Exactly what I was on about in my first reply
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Sorry, but how does £30/week make any difference to your college life? I'd claim it too if i was entitled to it, so i am not blaming you for doing so, but seriously, i cant see how it is anything other than a bonus.
I'm sure it used to be more? Perhaps not then, either way none of them had jobs.
My dad is ill and looks after me by himself so I get the full amount.
If I'm honest it does just go on games / going out / computer stuff but the thing is if I didn't have it I would have to sit in my house and do nothing.
I do have a friend whos family earn just past the 30k mark though and hes really angry over the EMA situation. I say that if you earn 30k then 30 pounds a week isn't really going to help you is it? (In fact it's in tiers, under 15k: 30 pounds, 25k: 20 pounds, 30k: 10 pounds or something like that)
If I'm honest it does just go on games / going out / computer stuff but the thing is if I didn't have it I would have to sit in my house and do nothing.
I do have a friend whos family earn just past the 30k mark though and hes really angry over the EMA situation. I say that if you earn 30k then 30 pounds a week isn't really going to help you is it? (In fact it's in tiers, under 15k: 30 pounds, 25k: 20 pounds, 30k: 10 pounds or something like that)
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Then sounds like you are one of the few % who deserved the help.
Every person I know who has had EMA blow it on dvds, films, car, petrol and the like..........absolutely nothing education related.
The year I started AS levels EMA came in, the many many years of students before me coped fine without it.
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True, what I meant is if you live with both parents working full time they must be pretty low achievers in life to earn under 30k (combined).
Fair enough @ the people using it properly.
Sure, but most don't
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Based on?...
I was entitled to ALG at college. Adult Learning Grant. £30 a week. No bonuses. Only being at college full time and being a adult meant it was near impossible to get a job at the weekends.
£30 wasn't enough and I ended pulling out of college. There were other reasons involved as well but that was the main one. I pulled out of college to work in a bar, only to be laid off. Jobless and no education. Fun...
£30 was better than nothing, don't get me wrong. But some of you really have no idea about money because you have it. It becomes a lot difficult when you don't, you actually start to realise how much things are costing you.
It's money we get given to attend college so we can go to the pub at the weekend
It's great isn't it
I wish they had this when I was there, it cost 3.50 (I think) everyday on the bus, and my mum struggle to cover these costs, I did get a job and worked 18.5 hours a week which was quite a lot when I left at 8am in the morning for the bus, got back at 4pm, then left at 4.30 and didnt get back till 8.30.
Although admittedly I probably would have spent any left over EMA on booze and computers. Its like any benefits/support system, its great for those who need it, but of course a lot of people who qualify dont actually need it.
Its like people often complain about student grants and loans, which I recieve a fair wack, but without them I wouldnt be able to study, however there are a lot of people who need the money but dont qualify, and a lot of people who have it but dont need it.
Although admittedly I probably would have spent any left over EMA on booze and computers. Its like any benefits/support system, its great for those who need it, but of course a lot of people who qualify dont actually need it.
Its like people often complain about student grants and loans, which I recieve a fair wack, but without them I wouldnt be able to study, however there are a lot of people who need the money but dont qualify, and a lot of people who have it but dont need it.
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Lol, good prediction.
I had a mate on EMA, who did partly waste the money on DVDs etc. but it was also used on bus fares and the like aswell. He never saved any of it and was always an idiot with money tbh.
I wasn't exactly jealous of him though, his parents don't even own a house (rented) so he was hardly riding on the gravy train.
Meh really, if you're not entitled to EMA, count yourself lucky that you're parents earn a decent wage.
What if you're the son or daughter of a nurse or a teacher? Nurses earn **** all for the work they do. Hardwork doesn't necessarily equal lots of money.
He doesn't earn 30k.
I know someone at my sixth form who is claiming £30 a week yet i know his parents earn over 30k a year combined and because of this he wont get a job. Annoys me with people who scam it like this -.- The gf gets it aswell but she puts it all in a savings account as her job pays her enough.
Report them then?
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