ema and student grants

[Marney]

ema and student grants Im confused I thought the coalition said all the people who are on really low income would still get help with grants and ema .I thought it was going to affect people with incomes like 40 thousand a year .If that was my family income id feel like a millionare did i get this wrong is no one going to get help I wish the bbc would make it clear when cutbacks affect ordinary people of average or below average inteligence could it all be made a bit more simple to understand or are we not being given all the facts.There were some students shown at the demonstration said they live in the slums of london and might have to do drug dealing did bbc reporters check if they really are poor.With interviews like that its no wonder young students are all getting carried away

I thought someone would have eplained it all to me!oh well something else i dont get about the student fees no one has ever gone to court for not paying the grant back and its written off after so many years so isnt there some over reacting Didnt they say you only start to pay back when you get a decent wage and your tax would be reduced at the same time and wasnt it only about ten pounds a week you would be paying i wish there was a leaflet or something around explaining all this in simple terms ive a child applying to university next year Do the students who claim to live in the london slums know if they really would have to pay their fees yet

Regarding EMA, the government say they intend to replace it with a more targeted scheme. However, there are no details of the new scheme as yet.

Students do not have to pay tuition fees up front. Graduates will not pay any of their tuition fees back until they are earning £21,000. After 30 years any outstanding contributions are written off, even if you haven't paid back a single penny. The rate of interest paid depends on how much you earn but it is capped at RPI + 3% (RPI = Retail Price Index, i.e. the rate of inflation) for anyone earning over £41,000. Student loans will in future be available to students on part time courses provided they are doing at least 25% as much studying as a full time student - they currently have to pay their fees up front.