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Another way that young people lost out in yesterday’s spending review was the proposed abolition of education maintenance allowance (EMA).

Here’s an MP speaking out against it. Why is she worth listening to? Because Bridget Phillipson, Labour member for Houghton and Sunderland South, was part of the initial pilot for  EMAs. She  knows first-hand what a massive difference it makes to young people.

There’s more heartfelt argument for helping young people from low-income households get to college at the EMA campaign website.