Benefits for FE Students?

LondonDiva

terahurts wrote: »

Yeah, that was pretty much what I figured. Having the time for a part time job is not the issue, actually finding one is however.

Rubbish, has he gone through the phone book and local ads to contact:

every fast food place in town
every care or residential home
every petrol station
local agencies that look for cleaners etc


within a 45 - 60 min commute?

If you can give us a ball park of where you live, I'm sure we can come up with some leads for him.

terahurts

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

.... However, he is expected to make some effort for himself, like working a few hours a week, and not expect to have everything paid for him.

Neither him nor I are expecting to have everything paid for him, Him and my daughter have both been actively looking for apprenticeships, full and, part-time work since January, but since we live in one of the more deprived areas of the country there's a lot of competition for a very few jobs. To be honest I hadn't given any thought to CB and CTC since I assumed that since he'd been working for a year as an apprentice before moving up here and that since he's not directly related to us there would be no point in making a claim.

every fast food place in town
every care or residential home
every petrol station
local agencies that look for cleaners etc

Pretty much yeah, plus every corner and high street shop in the area and Lack of a driving license doesn't do them many favours for the mass of "leaflet and catalogue" delivery jobs that seem to be the only ones being advertised, and out of around 20 interviews the best they've managed was a couple of two or three week temp jobs covering holidays. Having said that, unemployment in the area (NE Lincs) is dropping slowly so we are keeping fingers, legs and arms etc. crossed for something turning up sooner rather than later.

LondonDiva

http://www.nelincs.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/young-people-and-employment/

http://www.nelincs.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/the-job-club/

LondonDiva

http://jooble.org.uk/search-vacancy-uk/rgn-Lincolnshire/kw-bank-health-care-assistant

http://jooble.org.uk/search-vacancy-uk/rgn-Lincolnshire/kw-night-shift-call-centre

http://jooble.org.uk/search-vacancy-uk/rgn-Lincolnshire/kw-night-delivery-driver

http://jooble.org.uk/search-vacancy-uk/rgn-Lincolnshire/kw-night-shift-cleaning

LondonDiva

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lovetowinacar

Jowo wrote: »

Can anyone remember what used to happen, benefits wise, when a teenage child attends college, before the introduction of EMA, ALG and tax credits?

Going back over 20 years when I was a student after leaving school there was no money available to either myself or my parents. They couldn't afford to keep me in food and clothing and it was a case of if you want to go to college then you must get a job in the evenings and pay for your own food and clothing and give some keep. I worked every night in a bar and at weekends in a disco collecting glasses (only 17 and too young to serve) the wage was rubbish then but it meant I could go to college. Most students had to do the same there was no EMA no grants (too young) and nothing else - we managed though nowadays most peoples first question is what can I get from the state and it needs to return to the situation where people first think what can they provide for themselves to leave the benefits system to support the ones who really need it - the sick, disabled etc

Good luck with the job hunt for both the young students there really is work (low paid but its work) for people who want it.:)

Jowo_2

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Currently, your household has at least 10 different types of benefits, allowances and credits coming in. What is your household income and what remaining council tax or rent are you paying from it, if any? The £80 loss per month from the daughter's BF switch from JSA to EMA, what is this as a percentage of your overall monthly income?

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Jowo_2

lovetowinacar wrote: »

Going back over 20 years when I was a student after leaving school there was no money available to either myself or my parents. They couldn't afford to keep me in food and clothing and it was a case of if you want to go to college then you must get a job in the evenings and pay for your own food and clothing and give some keep.

It was the same for me 25 years ago - my mother received child benefit but it was in the days before EMA and tax credits. It was made clear to me that they would only let me attend 6th form if I wasn't a financial burden to them. I worked in a fast food place two evenings per week and every weekend and every holiday. My parents did not want board.

The majority of poor students in my 6th form worked part-time.

But I do think things have moved on now as part time working is now common now so college students are now competing with Uni students who used to get grants or DSS then, and are now competing for low paid jobs with migrants (EU and non-EU was much less common then), who are also competing with single mothers (who used to be able to receive IS until their youngest reached 14 which has now been halved).

So I do think it must be harder to find the types of casual employment we enjoyed then.

lovetowinacar

Jowo wrote: »

It was the same for me 25 years ago - my mother received child benefit but it was in the days before EMA and tax credits. It was made clear to me that they would only let me attend 6th form if I wasn't a financial burden to them. I worked in a fast food place two evenings per week and every weekend and every holiday. My parents did not want board.

The majority of poor students in my 6th form worked part-time.

But I do think things have moved on now as part time working is now common now so college students are now competing with Uni students who used to get grants or DSS then, and are now competing for low paid jobs with migrants (EU and non-EU was much less common then), who are also competing with single mothers (who used to be able to receive IS until their youngest reached 14 which has now been halved).

So I do think it must be harder to find the types of casual employment we enjoyed then.

Yes I agree with you there are more people looking for casual low paid work now (migrants, uni, students) - didn't have so many fast food outlets then.. but it is there if you look. The major difference is me and my peers would not have even thought about what could we get from the state as people do now - we just accepted we had very little or took on any job we could.. how times have changed.

The OP has a huge range of benefits coming into the household and the first port of call appeared to be more benefits for the young lad who appears to be perfectly fit and healthly - anyway lots of job ideas have been given so hopefully he will be able to find some idesa there.:)