Assitance For Supporting A Young Student Who Is Not Your Child

L1882

Hi All

I'm hoping somebody can point me in the direction I need to go.

I have just taken in an 18 (nearly 19) year old boy who is currently studying for his A Level resits. His parents have told him he has to leave home.

I'm now trying to find out if there is any financial support available to him or me until he finishes college/starts university. I have no idea where to start looking. I am currently unemployed but that situation cannot continue long as my redunancy protection insurance will run out in about 3 months. For now though my income is obviosuly low.

Any advice or guidance very gratefully accepted.

NASA_2

Nice of them to chuck out their son. Happens all too often.

If they are no longer looking after/out for him then they should not get Child Benefit or Tax Credits for him. You could, potentially, get these benefits instead. You could also claim JSA(IB) when your Insurance payments stop - or before if you are happy to sign on for credits.

L1882

Cheers NASA = already have to claim to qualify for my insurance, hate the process though and need to work.

So I can claim his CB and possibly tax credits?

NASA_2

L1882 wrote: »

Cheers NASA = already have to claim to qualify for my insurance, hate the process though and need to work.

So I can claim his CB and possibly tax credits?

I think so yeah.

Zara33

You can get Child Benefit if you are responsible for a child aged under 16, or a young person aged under 20 if they are still in full-time education up to A level or equivalent, or on certain approved training courses. You may also get Child Benefit for a young person who has been accepted on a course. This means that most parents can get Child Benefit, but you can also get it if you are bringing up a child and you are not the biological parent. You cannot usually get Child Benefit for a child you are fostering. You get Child Benefit for each child you are responsible for. Usually, you and your child have to be living in the UK to claim Child Benefit. If you do not live in the UK, you leave the UK for more than a few weeks, or your child is not living in the UK, the rules are complicated. You cannot usually claim Child Benefit for a child who is in local authority care or in prison.
http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/life/benefits/benefits_for_families_and_children.htm#child_benefit