Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) Article Discussion

wannabemedic

It's normally £30 per week (not me, my younger brother) but are you in scotland(your avatar), maybe that would explain the higher rate

tsimehC

The bonuses were always £100 when I was in college but it can vary according to what it's for. I only got it for attendance!

katy-lou

tsimehC wrote: »

The bonuses were always £100 when I was in college but it can vary according to what it's for. I only got it for attendance!

It must be quite easy in comparison then at my college. All you need is above 80% attendence

Edinburghlass_2

My daughter was late one morning recently and had to write a letter as to why before she got hers paid so it sounded like 100% attendance or at least with notified absence.

I've checked through all the papers and looked at the website covering Scotland and I can't find anything that actually refers to how much the bonus will be.

999

I've just haerd taht if I go back to school nxt yaer I wont get a september bonus as wos promised. that is scandlous as all the websites said you coud get up too £500 Has anyone else haerd this? I am going to write to my MP

Broke_Student

You should get the £100 bonus if you continue on the same course after the summer. I recieved all £500 of my bonuses which were for attendence, progress and continuing into the second year of A-levels.

Lokolo

Broke_Student wrote: »

You should get the £100 bonus if you continue on the same course after the summer. I recieved all £500 of my bonuses which were for attendence, progress and continuing into the second year of A-levels.

Completely depends on your college, they can choose not to give it if his exam results are poor or anything. Their choice.

999

No we have definatley been told that the rules have chagned and NOBODY is geting a bonus in September now. There is a new number to phon and different rules

Poppycat

My daughter got a £100 bonus a couple of weeks ago. She has good attendance, although she lost her EMA one week for a while because she was at college and had a interview with a tutor, about her progress it over run and she was 5 mins late for next class the tutor didnt mark here in even when the thing they mark was still in class, it was a over sight. She got it eventually 2 weeks late

I dont understand about these bonuses though

999

Found the new number at http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/DG_066957. obviosly it is shut now Will call after the hollidays to see what there say