We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!

DLA apeal

1…2425272930…33

Comments

  • TheBottomLine_2
    TheBottomLine_2 Posts: 301 Forumite
    When I was at college we had to pay for everything, but we also had something called 'Student Grant' then, none of this loan business we have to day. I got £300 per year for two years and a bus pass. This was in 1988.
    Only 3% of those registered blind in the UK have zero vision.
  • krisskross
    krisskross Posts: 7,677 Forumite
    Surely students 16+get EMA plus the child benefit and child tax credits the parents get.
  • Indie_Kid
    Indie_Kid Posts: 23,097 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I didn't get the child benefit or tax credits my parents got for me. And I don't know of others that did.
    Sealed pot challenge #232. Gold stars from Sue-UU - :staradmin :staradmin £75.29 banked
    50p saver #40 £20 banked
    Virtual sealed pot #178 £80.25
  • krisskross
    krisskross Posts: 7,677 Forumite
    sh1305 wrote: »
    I didn't get the child benefit or tax credits my parents got for me. And I don't know of others that did.

    But someone got them to enable you to be supported to stay on at school. Didn't you get EMA?
  • Indie_Kid
    Indie_Kid Posts: 23,097 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    krisskross wrote: »
    But someone got them to enable you to be supported to stay on at school. Didn't you get EMA?

    Yes. Pretty much because dad wasn't working for most of 2004.
    Sealed pot challenge #232. Gold stars from Sue-UU - :staradmin :staradmin £75.29 banked
    50p saver #40 £20 banked
    Virtual sealed pot #178 £80.25
  • ash4becks
    ash4becks Posts: 589 Forumite
    Oldernotwiser wrote: »
    Didn't you need lunch and stationery when you were at school?

    yes but tax credits didnt exist when i was at college so i had to get a pt time job and ema, parents didnt have that spare to give me, at school all your books were provided for
  • DX2
    DX2 Posts: 8,275 Forumite
    ash4becks wrote: »
    yes but tax credits didnt exist when i was at college so i had to get a pt time job and ema, parents didnt have that spare to give me, at school all your books were provided for
    Are you sure about that? Tax credits have been going a lot longer than EMA.
    *SIGH*
    :D
  • ash4becks
    ash4becks Posts: 589 Forumite
    DX2 wrote: »
    Are you sure about that? Tax credits have been going a lot longer than EMA.

    i didnt think they were introducted till 5 or 6 years ago, iam 24 so rembering would be hard
  • wornoutmumoftwo
    wornoutmumoftwo Posts: 1,250 Forumite
    They came in about 7 years ago. I got a tenner a week when I had my first son, and he's just turned 8.
    Payment a day challenge: £236.69
    Jan Shopping Challenge: £202.09/£250
    Frugal Living Challenge: £534.64/15000
  • DX2
    DX2 Posts: 8,275 Forumite
    ash4becks wrote: »
    i didnt think they were introducted till 5 or 6 years ago, iam 24 so rembering would be hard
    Oh aye tax credits have been going for a long time love :D longer than 6 years. So can we assume your parents did get tax credits then?
    *SIGH*
    :D
This discussion has been closed.
★ ★ ★ Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 352.1K Banking & Borrowing
  • 253.6K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 454.3K Spending & Discounts
  • 245.2K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 600.9K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 177.5K Life & Family
  • 259K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.7K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.
Update Your Picture