Do you auto get full uni grant if currently receive £30 EMA

sarflee

I have been advised that if you receive the highest EMA payment while at sixth form/college you will automatically be entitled to the full maintenance grant when going to uni, and it doesn't matter if your parent's income increases in the meantime. Is this correct?

GlasweJen

It's definately not correct in Scotland, not sure about England though.

Usually you need to submit evidence of your parents income every year to the funding provider who will then calculate how much you can get.

MrsManda

Whether you get EMA or not is irrelevant to your student finance assessment.
If you get the full £30 EMA then your parental financial circumstances will mean that it is likely you get full loans and grants. However eligibility for student finance is assessed yearly so if your household income changes so may your entitlement regardless of whether you've received EMA.

bestpud

Yes, it is correct in England.

Starting from last year 08/09, any student who receives the full amount of EMA is automatically entitled to it for the duration of their course and also full student support if they go onto HE, no matter how much their parents earn.

GlasweJen

really??? what if their parents become millionaires?

bestpud

GlasweJen wrote: »

really??? what if their parents become millionaires?

It would make no difference - they are entitled to the full HE student support package and don't need to reapply for EMA while in FE so it doesn't affect that either.

I'll try and find a link later (when using a better computer) but it has also been discussed on here before if you have more luck with the search function than I do.

rev_henry

As bestpud says, its called the EMA Guarantee. However, nobody inside any kind of student finance organisation seems to know anything about it which is utterly useless. Can't even find it on the DirectGov website now. So I wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't actually materialise.

student_advisor

As far as I am aware, the EMA Guarantee has been withdrawn as it was too costly and too difficult to assess. Students will continue to be assessed yearly based on household income.

Applications for the 2010/11 academic year will be based on the 08/09 tax year, so a student receiving a £30 EMA is will receive the full grant and loan for HE as long as their parent(s) circumstances do not change.

rev_henry

student_advisor wrote: »

As far as I am aware, the EMA Guarantee has been withdrawn as it was too costly and too difficult to assess. Students will continue to be assessed yearly based on household income.

Applications for the 2010/11 academic year will be based on the 08/09 tax year, so a student receiving a £30 EMA is will receive the full grant and loan for HE as long as their parent(s) circumstances do not change.

Oh thats great. Kept that one quiet didn't they? All the more reason for me to emigrate to Australia after I graduate and not pay my student loans off or contribute to the UK economy.

percymoneysaver

rev_henry wrote: »

Oh thats great. Kept that one quiet didn't they? All the more reason for me to emigrate to Australia after I graduate and not pay my student loans off or contribute to the UK economy.

I'm hoping that smily face you've used means that you're joking about that, because otherwise that's possibly the most selfish thing I've heard for a long time.

sarflee

Thanks for all the replies, but still not too sure. If Bestspud could find the link it would be very much appreciated, or any info confirming it has been scrapped!!

Regards