Ema

pepsicola_2

KxMx wrote: »

I appreciate it is frustrating, but there are vaild reasons for the income limit. You'd have to be getting far, far less for your daughter to qualify for the full £30.
Quite frankly, when you have that kind of household income, there surely is something you can cut back on, somehting that those on say £10,000 py simply can't (believe me, I know).

I can only agree with this, my son gets the full £30 a week provided he fulfills the college requirement of 100% attendance etc, which I must add he does and received his full bonus payment in January.

The application was dealt with and the money paid via his college so it would be interesting to see how these people who say "report them" will go about this? Will you phone up school/college and give your offspring's name and get them to check the salary details of the parents of the entire class/year.

I am sorry to hear you have a hard time budgeting on over 30k a year and are having to send your 16 year out to work :rolleyes:

Narva

"Quite frankly, when you have that kind of household income, there surely is something you can cut back on, somehting that those on say £10,000 py simply can't (believe me, I know)."

This has made me quite mad!!!

we earn over 30,000 and we are on the bread line and not sure how to manage with a high morage, increasing bills etc. Please DO NOT come to the answer that people who earn over 30,000 can cut back on stuff, i am not sure what else to cut back on other than the little food and petrol we buy to make ends met.

People on less money get more benefits, i wish we earnet less so we could claim all the benefits which would make our lifes easier. My OH worked out if neither of us worked, we could claim 22,000 a year!! What sense is that!!!

8,000 a year more to work long hrs not see our children, we both have to work, (second child very much not planned as we decided we could afford any more, and i fell pregnant, after having it in writing i would not have any more children and on the pill, and OH about the have his bits done, to ensure we didnt because of money...... she is now 8 weeks and we are in the !!!!!!!). To scares me to death how i am going to pay for childcare and the drop in wages. I have post natal depression due to this country, and hate everything to do with the goverment.

I will go now and try to cut back on something, i know milk and bread...........

Narva

Please do not come on here and give some whitty reply, today is a hard day, and no one but no one can know what it is like to be in someone elses situcation.

mitchaa

Narva wrote: »

"Quite frankly, when you have that kind of household income, there surely is something you can cut back on, somehting that those on say £10,000 py simply can't (believe me, I know)."

This has made me quite mad!!!

we earn over 30,000 and we are on the bread line and not sure how to manage with a high morage, increasing bills etc. Please DO NOT come to the answer that people who earn over 30,000 can cut back on stuff, i am not sure what else to cut back on other than the little food and petrol we buy to make ends met.

People on less money get more benefits, i wish we earnet less so we could claim all the benefits which would make our lifes easier. My OH worked out if neither of us worked, we could claim 22,000 a year!! What sense is that!!!

8,000 a year more to work long hrs not see our children, we both have to work, (second child very much not planned as we decided we could afford any more, and i fell pregnant, after having it in writing i would not have any more children and on the pill, and OH about the have his bits done, to ensure we didnt because of money...... she is now 8 weeks and we are in the !!!!!!!). To scares me to death how i am going to pay for childcare and the drop in wages. I have post natal depression due to this country, and hate everything to do with the goverment.

I will go now and try to cut back on something, i know milk and bread...........

£22,000 in benefits would equate to around £30,000pa salary

So you're no better off working. The benefits system is a mess!!

Self respect though, your kids see a benefit structure within your family, there's a good chance they'll grow up and do the same thing. If parents are working and bringing in income rather than sponging from the state, its highly likely they will follow path and do the same.

You may not be better off than a sponging family, but at least you can hold your head up high

karen_newcastle

From what I can see some of those on 'lower' incomes have more luxuries than I do!!! I went and picked my daughter up from a friends house the other day (one parent doesn't work the other works at local supermarket) and they had a top of the range massive plasma TV, a Wii, a expensive sofa and a very nice car outside the house. They also own a caravan up the coast and the parents are out every weekend!!!

The only thing I could cut back on is our our savings....but thats for our childrens futures and a yearly family holiday not for spending on socialising (which is what she would spend it on).

I do totally understand that there needs to be a cut off point as it's a means tested benefit but my main gripe was the benefit cheats who are getting this allowance by not declaring all income.

karen_newcastle

mitchaa wrote: »

You may not be better off than a sponging family, but at least you can hold your head up high

Great comment :T .....and exactly what I told my daughter when she 'suggested' we lie about our income so she qualifies.

Hell will freeze over before I become a benefit fraudster :eek:

Gemmzie

She wants EMA for socialising, you're not prepared to give it to her (you'd rather save) so you want the government to?
She needs to get a job, it'll teach her some financial responsibility.

karen_newcastle

Gemmzie - that is exactly my point. She needs to find a job to supplement her lifestyle. I have never said the government should fund my daughter!

I am just annoyed with those who are claiming this allowance illegally.

space_rider

I guess my daughters must be greedy as they have all had jobs when they have reached 16. Bank of mum no longer pays out when they are able to get a job and earn money for themselves. The EMA is a bonus for them. I work and yes I am grateful that the Tax Credit system is there to subsidise my earnings but once they have all left full time education it`ll be back to working all the hours possible or downsizing the house when I can get them to permanantly leave home!

bestpud

Erm, to all those who think those living on a joint income (ie working families!!) of less than £20,000 (the cut off for £30 a week ema) is fantastic, why not change your jobs??

Why not both go and get a job in a supermarket for just above the minimum wage and claim all those wonderful benefits you talk about. Let your children get £30 a week ema. And of course, spend more time with your families and be able to smoke, drink and go on better family holidays.

But no, you'd rather come on here whinging and whining about how unfair it all is!

You're all intelligent, hard working people so get out there and work for the minimum wage and see how brilliant it is! People talk about respect and the right values for their children - well working is working is working!

Not everyone whose children get EMA are sat on their butts doing nothing! Some even pay the same percentage of child maintenance to their ex-partners, believe it or not!