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TEENAGERS NEED EMA NOT JSA TO GET INTO THE WORKPLACE

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

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 [...]

Ed Miliband to consider restoring EMA as a future election pledge

Thursday, December 15, 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 [...]

TEENAGERS CALL FOR EMA TO BE RESTORED ON GCSE RESULTS DAY

Thursday, August 25, 2011

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The Government risk making today’s GCSE winners next years NEETs by scrapping EMA. On the day hundreds of thousands of the poorest teenagers receive their GCSE’s results they will also be uncertain of their future now the scheme has been scrapped. As 90% of pupils on Free School Meals go on to receive EMA, the [...]

SELECT COMMITTEE REPORT SLAMS GOVT “RUSHED” DECISION ON EMA

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

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The Education Select Committee’s report out today (covered by BBC here) responding to the Government’s abolition of Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) has poured criticism on the Government’s “rushed” actions in ending the scheme and also rubbished the argument’s put forward by the government for scrapping the scheme. It goes further recommending that instead of abolishing [...]

The Government’s Replacement for EMA Will Not Work

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

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This week Michael Gove announced the Government’s plans to replace the £550 million education maintenance allowance (EMA) with a £180m bursary scheme. There was a small victory for the Save EMA campaign this week as the government listened to our ‘A Deal’s A Deal’ campaign, which threatened a legal challenge, unless the government provided support [...]