Student Grant and EMA

justontime

I have just been made redundant and I am not intending to seek other employment at present. My son has a disability and supporting him makes it difficult to fit paid work in as well. I have two daughters, one is going to uni in September and the other is starting 6th Form. We are about to submit claims for Student Grant and EMA, I know that they are calculated on household income for the previous tax year, but would there be any provision to deal with circumstances such as this? My husband (who also has a disability) works but even with extra tax credits our income will be significantly lower. Any advice would be most welcome

Gemmzie

Best thing to do is give them both a call.

They can do it on this years income sometimes in exceptional circumstances if there is a substantial difference in income- so it's always worth asking.

welshcakes

Hi justontime

Definitely call them, I did as we were in same position as yourself. I had to give up well paid work to look after my disabled partner and was at same time applying for an EMA (A Level daughter). They were incredibely helpful and had definitive answers to my enquiries (refreshing after dealing with Tax Credits and CSA!). My daughter qualified for the full EMA because neither I nor my partner were working at time of application and there was no prospect of that changing during the period which the EMA would operate.