Daughter is pregnant - at 15!

LittleMissMPB

midnightraven3 wrote: »

how DOES a 15 year old support a baby financially?
NOT a flippant question, i genuinely dont know

The grandmother can claim child benefit and child tax credits on behalf of the mother, until the mother reaches the age of 16 and can claim them herself. The grandmother may also be able to claim a suretstart maternity grant on behalf of the mother (but don't take my word for that one it would need to be looked into)

They would also be entitled to healthy start vouchers of £3.10 a week while she is pregnant and £6.20 a week until the childs 1st birthday.

There is also care 2 learn which can help fund childcare (up to £160 a week) while the mother continues in education.

Person_one

poet123 wrote: »

As an aside ( and not relevant to the OP) but pertinent to the subject of teen sex, my eldest is a teacher, he had a lesson today where his pupils had to write a piece on the subject of attractions in their home town which would interest visitors. One girl wrote about a local nightclub, saying it was a great place to get !!!!ed and laid.....she was 12.

I take it he referred that to the child protection lead?

POPPYOSCAR

poet123 wrote: »

I wrote quite a long post about it yesterday. I don't really want to add to it at this stage.

Thanks I found it.

That would not work with my DD and believe me I am parent first, but I have always vowed not to treat my kids like my mother treated me- I want my kids to still love and respect me later on in life and I would rather take the softly softly approach gaining her trust, which has always worked for me in the past.

MsHoarder

LittleMissMPB wrote: »

The grandmother can claim child benefit and child tax credits on behalf of the mother, until the mother reaches the age of 16 and can claim them herself. The grandmother may also be able to claim a suretstart maternity grant on behalf of the mother (but don't take my word for that one it would need to be looked into)

They would also be entitled to healthy start vouchers of £3.10 a week while she is pregnant and £6.20 a week until the childs 1st birthday.

There is also care 2 learn which can help fund childcare (up to £160 a week) while the mother continues in education.

With all due respect, that is not supporting a child financially, that is letting the state do it for you. No-one should plan to bring up children that way!

Frugalista

LittleMissMPB wrote: »

The grandmother can claim child benefit and child tax credits on behalf of the mother, until the mother reaches the age of 16 and can claim them herself. The grandmother may also be able to claim a suretstart maternity grant on behalf of the mother (but don't take my word for that one it would need to be looked into)

They would also be entitled to healthy start vouchers of £3.10 a week while she is pregnant and £6.20 a week until the childs 1st birthday.

There is also care 2 learn which can help fund childcare (up to £160 a week) while the mother continues in education.

Brilliant! Yet another Benefit Baby :(:(:(.

poet123

POPPYOSCAR wrote: »

Thanks I found it.

That would not work with my DD and believe me I am parent first, but I have always vowed not to treat my kids like my mother treated me- I want my kids to still love and respect me later on in life and I would rather take the softly softly approach gaining her trust, which has always worked for me in the past.

Well, it has worked for me, and mine still seem to be happy to be in my company at 27, 25, 22 and 14!! perhaps they are saving up the approbation for my dotage?

POPPYOSCAR

MsHoarder wrote: »

With all due respect, that is not supporting a child financially, that is letting the state do it for you. No-one should plan to bring up children that way!

I don't think this is quite the same as planning to do this.


I despise those that deliberately set out to live off benefits but I am quite happy for my taxes(and I pay quite a bit) to support such cases as this until such time as the family can support themselves.

POPPYOSCAR

poet123 wrote: »

Well, it has worked for me, and mine still seem to be happy to be in my company at 27, 25, 22 and 14!! perhaps they are saving up the approbation for my dotage?

Poet just wait until they get you in that home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LittleMissMPB

MsHoarder wrote: »

With all due respect, that is not supporting a child financially, that is letting the state do it for you. No-one should plan to bring up children that way!

because a 15yr old can work legally to bring in enough money? A lot of people claim child benefit and tax credits whilst working. In case you missed this bit - the baby isn't planned - the family are trying to do their best with a situation that came up. I'm not going to say anymore on this one as I don't want it turning into a benefits debate which really won't be helpful.

pigpen

The OP would still be financially responsible for her daughter so would get nothing extra until the baby arrived in which case providing her daughter was still under 16 she will get tax credits and have to claim the child benefit.. so nothing she wouldn't get if she herself had another child.