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Eye test & glasses cost help for 17 year old apprentice on less than min wage
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hum_lovely wrote: »My 17 year old son earns less than £3 per hour as an apprentice and is due for an eye test and new glasses. He earns less than the minimum wage but the opticians have told me that he will be liable for the full cost of the eye test and glasses he needs, which is likely to be about a weeks wage for him. As he isn't classed as a student he doesn't qualify for any student discounts. It seems unfair given he is on such a low wage.
Doe anyone have any ideas on whether he would be able to get help for the cost of these from anywhere else? His employer does not offer anything towards this either.
Are his parents alive?
If so, they should probably try their best to help him out.0
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