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unholyangel

BargainGalore wrote: »

EMA has always been means tested your daughter may get less or nothing depending on what your incomes are

I dont know if its the same in england but here in scotland your parents income is taken into consideration if you live with them OR if you have lived with them within the past x years (i'm sure its either 3 or 5 but i cant remember precisely).

If your parents household income exceeds x amount, then your entitlement would be cut or possibly non-existent.

And its been that way for at least the past 9 years that i know of.

As for the website, it would depend on the way the website was set up. If it was a calculator to check how much you could be entitled to, then doesnt really have any bearing as they are just to be used as guides and the final amount wont actually be decided until the application is submitted and reviewed.

4743hudsonj

yes i believe when i went a few years ago the means test had the following results

Total Household (including even part time by student) income
<£19,999.99 = £30 per week
£20,000.00 - £24,999.99 = £20 per week
£25,000.00 - £29,999.99 = £10 per week
£30,000.00< = £zilch/nada


The method of means testing changed a lot (i remember looking to see if i was eligable and i was, until they updated the rules and rather than the limits altering, the method altered changing how they calculated our income and so i lost out AFAICR).

unholyangel

4743hudsonj wrote: »

yes i believe when i went a few years ago the means test had the following results

Total Household (including even part time by student) income
<£19,999.99 = £30 per week
£20,000.00 - £24,999.99 = £20 per week
£25,000.00 - £29,999.99 = £10 per week
£30,000.00< = £zilch/nada


The method of means testing changed a lot (i remember looking to see if i was eligable and i was, until they updated the rules and rather than the limits altering, the method altered changing how they calculated our income and so i lost out AFAICR).

Wheres my museli?

4743hudsonj

unholyangel wrote: »

Wheres my museli?

Eugh in the bin where it belongs, give me ready brek with sugar anyday. MMMMM

Im not fat, i swear, just a sweet tooth:)

unholyangel

4743hudsonj wrote: »

Eugh in the bin where it belongs, give me ready brek with sugar anyday. MMMMM

Im not fat, i swear, just a sweet tooth:)

lmao! readybrek is lovely though.

BargainGalore

Its changed a little now but not by much

4743hudsonj wrote: »

yes i believe when i went a few years ago the means test had the following results

Total Household (including even part time by student) income
<£19,999.99 = £30 per week
£20,000.00 - £24,999.99 = £20 per week
£25,000.00 - £29,999.99 = £10 per week
£30,000.00< = £zilch/nada


The method of means testing changed a lot (i remember looking to see if i was eligable and i was, until they updated the rules and rather than the limits altering, the method altered changing how they calculated our income and so i lost out AFAICR).

sunrise27_2

BargainGalore wrote: »

EMA has always been means tested your daughter may get less or nothing depending on what your incomes are

ema is normally means tested as my daughter found out on her last course , she couldn't claim it because we earn too much but she has just started an e2e course where different rules apply

http://www.ema-applications.org/how%20much.html


this is exactly what the direct gov website was still saying on the 7th July and what the college told her all along

sunrise27_2

dmg24 wrote: »

Would she have been eligible for payments after 28th June if she had applied earlier? If so, that does change things, and there may be scope for backdating due to misinformation. I am not up on the rules of EMA, but for most benefits misinformation from a govt source would be grounds for backdating. You would need to check if this is the same for EMA - your MP would be able to get this information for you.

again this is where I am being giving conflicting advice
I found some guidance notes online which said she wouldn't be yet the man I spoke to at the ema said if she'd got the form signed before the 28th she would still be entitiled to it

unholyangel

sunrise27 wrote: »

ema is normally means tested as my daughter found out on her last course

What age is your daughter?

unholyangel

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