Not getting EMA

5dogs

My DS doesn't get EMA either.

Most of the kids that he knows at college spend their EMA on vodka.

welshmoneylover

5dogs wrote: »

My DS doesn't get EMA either.

Most of the kids that he knows at college spend their EMA on vodka.

Down here, the lads spend it on beer and taxis, the lasses spend it on spray tans and false nails.

What this has to do with education I'll never know and just proves that Gordon Brown would just squander money in any direction he saw fit.

These children taking EMA now, will be paying it back through higher taxation in the future, as will we all

SuziQ

My DD got EMA, and some of her friends moaned bitterly about it. The truth is, she was on time at college ALL.THE.TIME attended every lesson/seminar and had no time off. Her friends were constantly late or didn't attend. so wouldn't have got EMA anyway! Like many others here, I worked from the age of 14, worked all through my A'levels and managed to get 4 with good grades, plus worked at a geriatric hospital all through the summer between the two A'level years and the summer before I started my nursing course.The only reason I discouraged my DD from getting a job, is because she was taking 5 A's and needed grade A's to get into her chosen college-I wanted nothing to interefere with that. although she did do occasional admin work for a friend for a bit of pocket money. You need to change your attitiude-and I agree with the other posters, your parents should pay your travel for you-surely they can make cuts somewhere to pay £35 a month for travel.

AnxiousMum

Did she get to her chosen college SuziQ? I hope so - and well done her The new target this year is A*'s (though not required by uni)

OP - you say that your transportation is £35 per WEEK? Do you have to attend EVERY day? not sure what kind of course you are doing, but many times, you don't actually have to be on campus every day of the week - so may reduce the transportation costs.

Are there other students in your area attending the same college? Any chance of putting up notices on campus looking for car share? If you really want to do this course, you WILL find a way - and it will be worth every little sacrifice that you might need to make.

Aphrodite868

Why wont your parents pay for your bus fares even??! :O

Jowo_2

A household income of 30k would work out at about £435 per week net after tax, around £1885 per month. This sum excludes any benefits such as tax credits, child benefit and so forth.

And they can't afford to pay out 2% of this, less than a tenner a week, to you to pay for your bus fares to college for a whole month?

How far is it, could you cycle it?

Most of these forum members, including myself, studied in an era when there was no such thing as EMA and we either paid for treats with pocket money from our parents or worked part time in shops and fast food chains.

AnxiousMum

You've been in high school for a few years - how did your parents manage to get you to and from school? How did they afford to buy you clothes, purchase the items that you needed for school? None of that has changed, except there is a benefit which you don't qualify for. If you think about it - where is the difference? The ONLY difference is possibly the cost of transport.......and at £35 per month - I'm sure that as a family, you can sit and figure out what can be cut back on until you find some part time work to cover it yourself if necessary. Of course, there will be the loss of school uniform - so possibly some savings there in their household budget?

mum2one

Jowo wrote: »

A household income of 30k would work out at about £435 per week net after tax, around £1885 per month. This sum excludes any benefits such as tax credits, child benefit and so forth.

And they can't afford to pay out 2% of this, less than a tenner a week, to you to pay for your bus fares to college for a whole month?

How far is it, could you cycle it?

Most of these forum members, including myself, studied in an era when there was no such thing as EMA and we either paid for treats with pocket money from our parents or worked part time in shops and fast food chains.

Memories, started thefast food restraurant 1day a week £1.50 an hour, when I was at colllege, remember I had a days holiday pay £8.00.....even ended up staying there for 9yrs, made assistant restaurant manager..... but fast food restaurants cry out for p/t staff, whether thats weekend or evening work,

kingfisherblue

mum2one, I think I must be older than you - or had meaner employers! I worked in retail for £1.17 an hour and was glad to earn that amount! (Definitely in the days before EMA, it was even before GCSEs. I passed my O levels and A levels in the eighties :cool:)

MummyOfTwo

i have been mulling this one over - just check with mam and dad exactly what they mean by 'funding' you. if they are still given CB and tax credits then they do need to make sure you have college money, however they MAY be referring to social money, mobile phone, nights out etc, the social side of it...