teenage daughter to get no money plz help

Cate1976

Here's how I see it, OP's daughter is 3 months pregnant, baby is due late November/early December. Once she reaches 28 weeks she maybe able to get Income Support for a period of time.

Could she do the Scottish equivalent of GCSE's, starting them when college starts back mid August? I'm sure the college would be able to work something out so she could catch up on work missed during and after the birth.

aliasojo has a very good point that some areas don't have many training opportunities.

OP: In your situation I'd be talking to the jobcentre or places that specialise in training for young people. They'll be able to help her to get on a course in something your daughter is interested in and good at, gaining the English & Maths which she needs. A good college or training scheme will be able to work round the time off your daughter will need close to and after the birth of her baby. It would also be worth you going to Citizens advice to find out about what benefits she can get while in training.

I wish you and your daughter the best of luck. I really do hope that things work out for her so she does eventually get employment.

CK, good on you for getting involved and helping someone to find work. If there were more people like you, the world would be a better place.

aliasojo

I don't think there will be too many employers out there who would happily take on a pregnant 16 year old.

epitome

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Morlock

magzy1827 wrote: »

any suggestions wld be great thx....

You might be able to claim milk tokens for her depending on your benefit entitlements. She should also check her eligibility for healthy start vouchers.

At 29 weeks she can claim income support, but you are expected to support her until that time.

Good luck, Granny!

mikey_bach

The Ops daughter needs to return to FTE to get her qualifications her mother then can get CHB and CTC. And hopefully go on to get a well paid job

or at 29 weeks pregnant the daughter can claim I.S.

when the baby is born CTC and CHB. When awarded housing a flat, and full housing benefit/council tax.. And all the extras an Income Based benefit brings

this is in total approx possible 14k in benefit at least

she could not earn this on minimum wage at her age
its a very sad state of affairs
and needs to be addressed

Dustykitten

OP has posted before about trying to get benefits for her daughter due to health issues

Here

and again here:

Maybe she left school in December due to her health? I do agree with the sentiment of posters though that some people always look to the benefits option first.

Dunroamin

aliasojo wrote: »

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.

Some areas just don't have enough training places or job openings and if a kid is just not academic, what on earth is the point in staying at school when it would be a clear waste of time and both pupil and teacher show no interest?

There's no merit in talking about what happened years ago.

Take umbrage with the Goverment as well as the young person. If they invested more in training places or apprenticeships that are relevant to life and today's industry, perhaps we'd have less teenagers in this type of situation.

Most school education isn't particularly academic these days and there are places for everybody and at all levels on vocational courses at college.

tinkerbellkirst

As the other posters have said there are no benefit entitlements for her at this time. She really does need to utilise the services available to her while shes young enough to get help with them though. If she can access free childcare to go back to college she should do so, to set her up to bring up her child.

I had my daughter at 16, i had however finished school and was in my 1st year at college. I stayed on, had her in the June, i broke up for summer early and completed all assignments early. I then went back with everyone else in September, my daughter was 10 weeks old. My tutor sorted my hours so i could still pass the course doing 3 days a week instead of 5, i could pass without doing 2 modules, however i got the notes off a friend and completed them anyway. I use care to learn to pay for my childcare and was able to claim benefits whilst i was studying.

I now have a good job, own my own house with my partner and our 2 children, i am only 22.

Theres alot to be said for determination.

aliasojo

Dunroamin wrote: »

Most school education isn't particularly academic these days and there are places for everybody and at all levels on vocational courses at college.

Apologies but I simply cannot agree with such a sweeping statement.

My middle one struggled badly as there were no places to be had in the college, good training schemes were few and far between and even the Careers Guidance officer said she 'despaired' sometimes. (She was a friend before you all think she was being unprofessional in any way by making such a comment.)

My lad ended up in a call centre after leaving school ONLY because there was nothing else for him to do. Granted, he was lucky he was earning at all.

Thankfully he got an Apprenticeship and is now at 23, a higher rate taxpayer who earns more than I've ever had.

He was extremely fortunate that he was given a chance, many of his peers are aimless now. Lack of opportunity since leaving school has affected their morale.

I have no doubt there is good provision in certain areas, but not all.

Spamfree_2

Dustykitten wrote: »

OP has posted before about trying to get benefits for her daughter due to health issues

Here

and again here:

Maybe she left school in December due to her health? I do agree with the sentiment of posters though that some people always look to the benefits option first.

Hopefully the seizures she was suffering from have been controlled by medication because if the school thought she'd be a danger at school in cookery, she might have problems looking after a vunlenarable baby.