[WillowTheWhisp]

Originally Posted by blazey

Everyone deserves an equal chance at education, and if £30 a week is what is needed to do that then I believe that is fair, but then how many of you have actually been subjected to having to depend on money because your parents simply cant afford all the materials you need?

I had to earn my living at the same time as trying to further my education. It wasn't easy.

My daughter isn't entitled to EMA but we are far from rich with money to throw away.

It isn't a fair system but that's life - life isn't fair.

Another example of how unfair life is - some people who need medicines to stay alive get free prescriptions because their medical conditions are on a government list. My father needed numerous tablets but as his condition did not come under any of the headings he had to pay for everything. Why? If he'd stopped taking his tablets he'd have dropped dead.