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Save EMA Get Ken To Commit to Reinstate EMA in London

1 March 2012

Today Ken Livingstone, the Labour candidate for London mayor, has pledged to reinstate the education maintenance allowance in the capital if he is elected in May. Mr Livingstone has been a long standing supporter of the Save EMA campaign, personally endorsing the campaign over a year ago (as seen below): Students in sixth forms or further education colleges [...]

PROOF AXING EMA HAS INCREASED NUMBER OF NEETS

23 February 2012

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Today’s worrying figures are further proof that how catastrophic a mistake it was by the government to scrap the educational maintenance allowance (EMA). The increase in the Q4 figures for those not in employment,education or training (NEET) is in stark contrast to the steady decline that had been underway since the introduction of the EMA. [...]

TEENAGERS NEED EMA NOT JSA TO GET INTO THE WORKPLACE

21 February 2012

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The Save EMA campaign in responding to the government’s new plans to allow firms and charities to bid for a payment-by-results scheme to try to get “Neet” teenagers into work or training, has pointed out that this money is similar to the amount that should have been spent on EMA. The government’s plan on 16 [...]

Barnardo’s Report: EMA replacement ‘failing young poor students’

7 February 2012

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Young people are having to choose whether to eat or travel to college thanks to the government’s “disastrous” decision to axe the education maintenance allowance, according to a report (pdf) released today by the children’s charity Barnardo’s. The report not only criticises the government’s decision to axe the weekly grant – worth around £30 a week to [...]

Ed Miliband to consider restoring EMA as a future election pledge

15 December 2011

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Speaking to the Guardian newspaper about LSE research into the causes of last summer’s riots, in which they say the removal of EMA was an issue, the Labour leader hinted that he is considering restoring EMA at the next election. See below for more info: Of course Save EMA would just like him to say [...]