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teenage daughter to get no money plz help

magzy1827
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hi there hope someone can help..my daughter left school at christmas aged 16 and has not made any claim for benefit...as my tax credit and child benefit has now stopped...she tried to claim benefit only to be told that she's not entitled to anything...also she is 3 months pregnant...i am a single mum with 2 teen daughters eldest being 16 and the youngest is 14...i work but only term time..how do they expect me to manage if they give me no money to keep her ?? any suggestions wld be great thx....
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The obvious solution, and the one with the best long-term outcome for her and her baby would be to send her back to college to get her GCSEs.import this0
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laurel7172 is right. She needs to go back to school college or training- this will mean she can lay her foundations for a productive life and you can claim benefits as her parent to support her. Your daughter can't claim in her own right - for Income support as she is considered available for work until 11 weeks prior to birth. She can't claim JSA as unemployed as this is only available to those under 19 if estranged from parents.0
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hi there hope someone can help..my daughter left school at christmas aged 16 and has not made any claim for benefit...as my tax credit and child benefit has now stopped...she tried to claim benefit only to be told that she's not entitled to anything...also she is 3 months pregnant...i am a single mum with 2 teen daughters eldest being 16 and the youngest is 14...i work but only term time..how do they expect me to manage if they give me no money to keep her ?? any suggestions wld be great thx....
If she left at Christmas your tax credits and CB should have stopped earlier than now, you may have an overpayment.“How people treat you becomes their karma; how you react becomes yours.”0 -
I really wouldn't encourage her to start a life on benefits and repeat the pattern.
If she registers with Connexions now you can reclaim your benefits for some weeks and continue to do so when she returns to education. Once the baby has been born she can get help with childcare through Care to Learn .http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/EducationAndLearning/14To19/MoneyToLearn/Caretolearn/DG_0665560 -
I really wouldn't encourage her to start a life on benefits and repeat the pattern.
If she registers with Connexions now you can reclaim your benefits for some weeks and continue to do so when she returns to education. Once the baby has been born she can get help with childcare through Care to Learn .http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/EducationAndLearning/14To19/MoneyToLearn/Caretolearn/DG_066556
The OP is in Scotland. These schemes are for England.Herman - MP for all!0 -
glasgow has a project called
healther wealthier children.
the health visitors where i am have access to info on this
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Agree with the advice so far. Your daughter really needs to get back to school or at least be working. If she is only three months pregnant, I'm not clear why she left school at Christmas. That was the time to put your foot down. You asked how you are expected to manage unless you are given money to 'keep her'. You should be looking for full-time year round work, or another job to supplement the term-time only job that you have. Your youngest child is 14, so this should be manageable. Meanwhile if you post up an SOA on the DFW board, people can advise you how to budget with what you have.0
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Your daughter left school at Christmas. It is now July. What has she been doing to look for work in the past seven months?
This is going to seem harsh, but consider a potential employer. He has over a hundred application forms on his desk, and needs to make a short list for interviews. Your daughter has left school with no qualifications. She has not gone to college. She has little or no work experience. She is, however, 3 months pregnant. What incentive is there for the employer to even consider your daughter? There may well be all sorts of personal circumstances regarding your daughter.....but an employer is not going to bother looking at these - not with 100 other potential candidates for the job.
A year from now what will the scenario be?
It could be similar to today. Your daughter could still have no qualifications. Still have no work experience. She will have a new baby to look after. Again...what has she to offer an employer?
However....it could be different..... One year from now.... Your daughter could have spent much of that year at college. She could have a couple of GCSEs (especially the all important English and Maths) and possible some vocational qualifications. She could have work experience - showing that she has vital job-skills, and a reference or two as well. She could demonstrate she already has a childcare system set up and that she is able to combine the roles of a loving mother with that of a working young woman.....in one year she could actually look like someone an employer is very interested in meeting.
Your daughter needs to get to Connexions to discuss her options. She needs to seriously consider college and the courses that they can offer. Yes, she is pregnant - but that doesn't stop her making something of herself. Get her to make a phonecall to Connexions this morning.
She may have made a few bad decisions, but today is the beginning of the rest of her life. She is only 16 - she has every opportunity to become a role model that you and her little one will be proud of.
(And as far as finances go -yes it is difficult at the moment...and will get harder when the baby comes....I hope you have talked to the father....and if necessary/appropriate his parents....whether or not they stay as a couple, this is his child and he needs to support it!)0 -
Just playing Devil's Advocate for a minute, but the whole country has changed since the days of *just* being able to walk into a job, you know.
Wrong, especially in my area!
Person out of work 8 months ago, CK gets involved last Monday (when the person is at risk of losing their home), person now in 2nd night of work.
Phone round every company going, speak to local cafes. This person was never interviewed or CV'd, they've walked into a job paying £350/wk per 4x 12h, with a taxi company.
Without wanting to be rude, there are jobs out there, a lot of employers simply aren't advertising them! We advertised just over 40 jobs last July, and not one of them went to an agency, it was a simple case of speaking to a local bar, the bar speaking with the community that uses it, and the posts being filled. It's up to the public to contact them and get them!
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