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Son dropping out of college-am I still entitled to tax credits

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  • notsobad
    notsobad Posts: 17 Forumite
    Dunroamin wrote: »
    I was referring to young people who are NEETS - all shades of governments put a lot of money into reducing their numbers.

    That has not answered my question.

    What is your 'so called' undesirable behaviour ?
  • Dunroamin
    Dunroamin Posts: 16,908 Forumite
    notsobad wrote: »
    That has not answered my question.

    What is your 'so called' undesirable behaviour ?

    Being a NEET. (As you can see if you look back at post #36.)
  • bloolagoon
    bloolagoon Posts: 7,973 Forumite
    notsobad wrote: »
    That has not answered my question.

    What is your 'so called' undesirable behaviour ?

    I do I think being unemployed an out of education is desirable do you? It doesn't mean they are hoodie wearing rogues, but its not something I would desire as a parent.

    Do you desire your children to out of work or education.
    Tomorrow is the most important thing in life
  • notsobad
    notsobad Posts: 17 Forumite
    bloolagoon wrote: »
    I do I think being unemployed an out of education is desirable do you? It doesn't mean they are hoodie wearing rogues, but its not something I would desire as a parent.

    Do you desire your children to out of work or education.

    Be undesirable and undesirable behaviour are not the same thing. And trying to play on words and say they are is wrong.
  • pipkin71
    pipkin71 Posts: 21,821 Forumite
    notsobad wrote: »
    Be undesirable and undesirable behaviour are not the same thing. And trying to play on words and say they are is wrong.

    If my children dropped out of education, were not receiving any training and had no job, I would consider that undesireable behaviour.
    There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they'll take you - Beatrix Potter
  • bloolagoon
    bloolagoon Posts: 7,973 Forumite
    notsobad wrote: »
    Be undesirable and undesirable behaviour are not the same thing. And trying to play on words and say they are is wrong.

    My children's behaviour would be completely unacceptable if they thought they could lounge around all day. Not acceptable at all. I would love them, support them and encourage them as I am their mother, but it would be clear it is unacceptable and to remedy PDQ.

    Any parent who finds it desirable for their children to do nothing is a few sandwiches short of a picnic basket, it clearly isn't desire able behaviour.
    Tomorrow is the most important thing in life
  • notsobad
    notsobad Posts: 17 Forumite
    pipkin71 wrote: »
    If my children dropped out of education, were not receiving any training and had no job, I would consider that undesireable behaviour.

    It is undesirable not undesirable behaviour.

    Staying in bed until 2 in the afternoon and doing nothing to rectify it is undesirable behaviour. Simply being unemployed is not.

    Maybe young adults wouldn't be NEET here if the government hadn't shut our young career office.
  • poet123
    poet123 Posts: 24,099 Forumite
    Being unemployed because you acted before thinking; walking out of college before having an alternative in place is behaviour, and undesirable behaviour at that.
  • pipkin71
    pipkin71 Posts: 21,821 Forumite
    notsobad wrote: »
    It is undesirable not undesirable behaviour.

    Staying in bed until 2 in the afternoon and doing nothing to rectify it is undesirable behaviour. Simply being unemployed is not.

    Maybe young adults wouldn't be NEET here if the government hadn't shut our young career office.

    If they had no job and chose to do nothing rather than partake in education, yes, I would find it undesireable behaviour.

    Jobs are hard to come by so you would expect some teenagers to find it difficult to secure employment, however, they would be entitled to free education and choosing nothing is not something I would like for my 16/ 17 year old.
    There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they'll take you - Beatrix Potter
  • notsobad
    notsobad Posts: 17 Forumite
    poet123 wrote: »
    Being unemployed because you acted before thinking; walking out of college before having an alternative in place is behaviour, and undesirable behaviour at that.

    They are a lot of people out they with asd and other disabilities who can not cope in college but are not disabled enough for any other help. Lets just say all have undesirable behaviour and be done with them.
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