Daughter is pregnant - at 15!

rachbc

midnightraven3 wrote: »

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

OP will be able to claim CB for her dd and her grandchild as well as CTC and WTC if relevant. Once she gets to 16 the daughter can claim IS, CTC and CB in her own name.

Oldernotwiser

midnightraven3 wrote: »

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

She doesn't. We do, through the benefits system.

moomoomama27

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

She doesn't. We do, through the benefits system.

Not in all cases, although most.

Oldernotwiser

moomoomama27 wrote: »

Not in all cases, although most.

Precious few people with children claim nothing.

savingmummy

Regarding teens using benefits to bring up baby this is not always the case!
My school friend had a baby on leaving school quite literally (she went into labour during her last exam paper).
She got a part time job at a cafe of a morning and done a college course to improve her gcses of an evening while her baby attended the nursery there. She also done a bank cleaning job at weekends in a private hospital.
She continued to juggle small jobs and her mother and elder sisiter (who were both on benefits) done the childcare until the child went to nursery/pre school.
Once her little boy started school she got a better paid job and remained at college part time where she ended up being very successful and continued to climb the career ladder over the coming years.

He is now 16 and is a bright boy with a very bright future and she has her own house and her career is still going strong..the father of this child was contacted from the very start and has never seen him or helped financially he didnt want anything to do with him which she excepted.

I know many do use benefits and think that is alll they can do but not all do so.

facingthefuture

I thought the population was ageing, any economist would think it was a positive thing to invest on children for all our future. The possible child and indeed her little mum will no doubt contribute much to society. Frankly the op sounds balanced and thoughtful. Some of our top surgeons came from good working class families, I wouldn't dare condemn someone because they were at some stage on benefits. Frankly regardless of your job or occupation, you are valuable....as will be this child if it does come in to the world.

poet123

savingmummy wrote: »

Regarding teens using benefits to bring up baby this is not always the case!
My school friend had a baby on leaving school quite literally (she went into labour during her last exam paper).
She got a part time job at a cafe of a morning and done a college course to improve her gcses of an evening while her baby attended the nursery there. She also done a bank cleaning job at weekends in a private hospital.
She continued to juggle small jobs and her mother and elder sisiter (who were both on benefits) done the childcare until the child went to nursery/pre school.
Once her little boy started school she got a better paid job and remained at college part time where she ended up being very successful and continued to climb the career ladder over the coming years.

He is now 16 and is a bright boy with a very bright future and she has her own house and her career is still going strong..the father of this child was contacted from the very start and has never seen him or helped financially he didnt want anything to do with him which she excepted.

I know many do use benefits and think that is alll they can do but not all do so.

Indirectly she utilised the benefit system then, not that I am castigating her for it, just pointing out the flaw in your logic.

Gavin83

Errata wrote: »

Nope, he should give her all of it and his parents should be coughing up as well.

What if he's not interested? It's a very real possibility. I also don't see why his parents should be financially responsible either.

shop-to-drop

Just wondering would a 15 year old boy and his parents be able to apply for joint custody of the child?

Oldernotwiser

savingmummy wrote: »

Regarding teens using benefits to bring up baby this is not always the case!
My school friend had a baby on leaving school quite literally (she went into labour during her last exam paper).
She got a part time job at a cafe of a morning and done a college course to improve her gcses of an evening while her baby attended the nursery there. She also done a bank cleaning job at weekends in a private hospital.
She continued to juggle small jobs and her mother and elder sisiter (who were both on benefits) done the childcare until the child went to nursery/pre school.
Once her little boy started school she got a better paid job and remained at college part time where she ended up being very successful and continued to climb the career ladder over the coming years.

He is now 16 and is a bright boy with a very bright future and she has her own house and her career is still going strong..the father of this child was contacted from the very start and has never seen him or helped financially he didnt want anything to do with him which she excepted.

I know many do use benefits and think that is alll they can do but not all do so.

But nowadays, someone in this situation would be claiming tax credits.