-- Posted by bumblbee at 4:04 pm on Aug. 8, 2008 EMA, meant to be promoting, anyone recieve it ? what are your thoughts? For thos who dont know, education maintenence allowance, you can earn up to thirty pounds a week for continuing you education after the age of 16. More information check myspace.com/EMA -- Posted by HXC at 4:05 pm on Aug. 8, 2008 paid to learn? DOPE. -- Posted by Lihiro at 4:06 pm on Aug. 8, 2008 £30 a week. I love it. Then there's my friend who has a holiday home in fucking Florida and a massive house, and she's there bitching about it. It's frustrating. -- Posted by LittleItaly at 4:06 pm on Aug. 8, 2008 no thanks -- Posted by bumblbee at 4:07 pm on Aug. 8, 2008 I know what you mean, im off to my friends house in france with 5 mates, huge house about 20 people staying in all, big family thing. Kinda makes you a bit jealous like ! -- Posted by hI jAMES at 4:09 pm on Aug. 8, 2008 No.  I think there are problems like that here in the States. -- Posted by Troll1000 at 4:09 pm on Aug. 8, 2008 It HACKS me off, I earn £30 a week at my job, it isn't fair that people get paid to go to college when my parents earn more but can't afford to support me -- Posted by Spirit of Desire at 4:09 pm on Aug. 8, 2008 Im going to be getting EMA when i start college in September. You forgot to mention that your parents have to earn under £30,000 a year to get it.