HMV and 19 yr old son. Advice please

Molly41

Gentile wrote: »

With respect Katie, at 19 he should not be working in HMV but trying to get a degree or some skill that will help him setup in life. How harsh that at 19 you are not able to stay with parents and have to seek out benefits.

FOR GOODNESS SAKE- not all youngsters are suited to academia and some at 19 really dont know what they want to do with their lives. This lad is working and supporting himself. He is not sat there on JSA - he is trying.

Have you ever had a 19 year old live with you? Sometimes for the sake of maintaining relationships these young adults have to live independently to learn vital life skills. Dont be so judgemental !

seven-day-weekend

woodbine wrote: »

sofa maybe?
i`m not being unhelpful i`m truly gobsmacked.i would give up my own bed for my kids as adult as they are

So would I but it is not up to judge someone else's actions in this matter. The OP asked what benefits he could claim, on the Benefits board, and that is what has been answered.

I wish him well with his Jobsearch, and all that have lost their jobs from Jessops and HMV.

katiejones

Gentile wrote: »

With respect Katie, at 19 he should not be working in HMV but trying to get a degree or some skill that will help him setup in life. How harsh that at 19 you are not able to stay with parents and have to seek out benefits.

With respect Gentile, at 19, he is doing what he wants to do, not what others think he should. He was not kicked out he moved out to be with a young lady. That didn't work for him and he wanted to stay independent. He has never had to seek benefits, as i said previously he has worked since leaving college.

Nothing harsh - just reality. I came on here to ask what he could claim if it comes to it. Not for you to judge our personal lives.

katiejones

Sometimes I think people come onto threads to judge rather than answer the specific questions that have been asked. Many thanks to those that answered my questions.

midnight_express

Gentile wrote: »

With respect Katie, at 19 he should not be working in HMV but trying to get a degree or some skill that will help him setup in life. How harsh that at 19 you are not able to stay with parents and have to seek out benefits.

Lots of people with degrees can't get a job and have tens of thousands of pounds of student debt.

iluvmarmite

Dammed if you do and dammed if you don't eh? Some whine and moan about the tax payers money going to the unemployed, then state that a 19 year old shouldn't be working, it's laughable really.

Why the hell shouldn't a person of working age be out there working and earning a living? I think it's excellent that he's looking out for himself and not sponging off either the state or his parents.

He has already left home, was able to pay his rent, buy food, pay bills and yes maybe go out and enjoy himself because he has earned the money himself by WORKING. If there is no room for him at home then why should his parents be judged? He is not taking up social housing, he has every right to have his own place and after being independent I very much doubt he would want to live at home again, I know my kids wouldn't, and there is nothing wrong at all with his parents not wanting to live in an overcrowded house with adults sleeping all over the place, of course I doubt very much they would see their son sleeping on the streets but just because they want to try and keep him in his own place so the whole family are comfortable does not make them bad parents.

A question was asked by the OP, just in case things got to the worst state and the lad lost his job, a question easily answered by those with knowledge and what does she get? A few nasty uncalled for replies, terrible!

Marmiter

He should get 13 week protection if he puts in a claim for housing benefit.
This means they will pay the full rent for 13 weeks and then it will go down to the shared room LHA rate applicable in your area.

Good luck to him, hopefully the fact that he has some work experience from HMV will count in his favour if he has to look for a new job.

fed_up_and_stressed

Im sorry Katie you and your son have been criticized . Im sorry that the economy is in the doldrums and your son may suffer because of this.

I wish him and you all the best and yes if gets Jsa then he would get some housing benefit and council tax benefit.

Also worth reading is the very good gov.uk website which has a good section which explains your rights if your employer is insolvent which explains what happens and your sons rights either ifthe business is closed or if it is taken on by another firm.

Good luck and I wish you well.

graduate2012

Gentile wrote: »

With respect Katie, at 19 he should not be working in HMV but trying to get a degree or some skill that will help him setup in life. How harsh that at 19 you are not able to stay with parents and have to seek out benefits.

How incredibly offensive.

RAS

He also need to claim council tax beneift (if possible in a shared house).