My teenage son wants to get a job,will i affect my tax credits and housing benefit?

jjuicyllucy

My son is not doing his A-levels, there is not a chance i'd be allowing him to even consider taking up a job he'd be far to busy studying. He is in his first year of a 2 year computer design course at college with very little homework to do as it is ongoing course work. The work is too excessive any way, like you say. I will suggest to him to ask the employer for less hours.
Thank you for you response you have been helpful.

jjuicyllucy

nad1611 wrote: »

I still ponder the idea of taking any money off him,your circumstances haven't changed as yet, you're still receiving money for him. So taking money from him seems a bit well.... mean:o Surely as he'll be earning his own money he'll rely less and less on you for extra things so taking something from him as well, seems a bit unecessary.

Maybe my wording on the response did sound mean, I do not wish to take any earnings from him, what i meant to say was that I do not want lose any of my income as I am on minimum wage myself as well as saving for his university and supporting a family of 5.

Like I said in my original post I don't want my loss to be bigger than his gain.

Tehya

nad1611 wrote: »

I still ponder the idea of taking any money off him,your circumstances haven't changed as yet, you're still receiving money for him. So taking money from him seems a bit well.... mean:o Surely as he'll be earning his own money he'll rely less and less on you for extra things so taking something from him as well, seems a bit unecessary.

I see your point but it's mean to let your adult children think they don't have to contribute. It'll be a missive shock to some teenagers when they get a place of their own, we do them no favours mollycoddling them.

My brother lets his three oldest children pay next to nothing, either charging some silly nominal amount or nothing at all and they are (I hate to say this about family) the most selfish, brattish young people I know. His younger kids see this and think they can get away with being like that too so lord only knows how they'll turn out.

bigbill

As long as he is in full time non advanced education and you still have Child Benefit for him he can work any number of hours weekly without you losing CTC, CB or any HB or CTB.

The 24 hours mentioned above only applies if his course finishes and he is NOT intending to return to full time non advanced after the holidays ect.

Oldernotwiser

Sarah69 wrote: »

When I was in that situation nd my sons full time education finished I lost loads of money, my son is on jsa now nd gives me £20pw but that nowhere nears covers wat I lost!

Perhaps you shoul insist he gives you a rather more appropriate share of his JSA?

paddedjohn

your son is 18 now and not a child so perhaps now is the time to stop using him as a cash cow.

melly1980

paddedjohn wrote: »

your son is 18 now and not a child so perhaps now is the time to stop using him as a cash cow.

Anyone who thinks that people make money out of children quite simply can not have had children.

Oldernotwiser

melly1980 wrote: »

Anyone who thinks that people make money out of children quite simply can not have had children.

You've obviously not read the large number of posts on here from parents who don't know how they'll manage financially when their child related benefits finish, even when the child will be leaving home!

Hammyman

jjuicyllucy wrote: »

Thats what I suggested to him but don't want to be taking too much off him that is not worth his while.

Well when he leaves home and has to stand on his own two feet, he'll find thats the case anyway so might as well get him used to the fact that living costs money.

24 years ago, my parents used to charge me £30 a week board.

Oldernotwiser

Hammyman wrote: »

Well when he leaves home and has to stand on his own two feet, he'll find thats the case anyway so might as well get him used to the fact that living costs money.

24 years ago, my parents used to charge me £30 a week board.

As the OP's son is in full time further education and is still her responsibility to provide for him and receives state funding to do so.

I'm all for young people paying their way but not at this age; I doubt that you paid your parents keep when you were still at school!