According to the resent researches and
essays, if Education Maintenance Allowance is abolished, seven out of ten students will stop their studying at schools. At the same time 38% claim that they would not have entered universities if they had not received the grant. Nowadays the government is planning to abolish EMA which will result in poor teenagers drop out education.
The EMA in amount of between £10 and £30 is given to students between 16 and 18-year-old whose households earning is under £30,800 a year. This weekly payment helps them to get education. However, if the government withdraws the grant, then 70% of EMA recipients will drop out of their course.
The findings of the survey conducted by the University and
College Union (UCU) with the Association of Colleges (AoC) were revealed a day before the debates in parliament took place. The leader of the Labour party, Lib Dems, urges to vote against the withdrawal of the EMA.
The actions and demonstrations against the plans will be held in the nearest future. Many colleges in the most deprived areas will suffer in case the EMA is scrapped.
UCU general secretary Sally Hunt said: "The results of this survey make a mockery of Michael Gove's claims that the EMA is a deadweight cost. EMAs make the difference between students being able to attend college and complete their course or being priced out."
Aaron Porter, president of the National Union of Students (NUS), said: "Scrapping EMA and other support for young people will destroy the aspirations of thousands of young people."
