Resigning

TELLIT01

The suggestion to find somewhere cheaper to live may also not be as easy as it sounds. She may have signed a lease on the flat which still has time to run.

MissD

keith

the OP said it was a flatshare. Normally these are 6 month agreements at best eg no signing of a lease and you can liaise to give a month's notice especially with extenuating circumstances.

Mad-Frog

You do indeed reap what you sow

To not teach your adult daughter the consequences of resigning with no back up plan or money should be a harsh lesson your daughter learns without bank mum bailing her out.

Tell her she has her rent paid this month then she is on her own or she moves back home as another poster suggested.

I know someone who aged 45 is still sponging off elderly relatives and she will never change because nobody has said sorry no money you aren't your own.

TELLIT01

MissD wrote: »

keith

the OP said it was a flatshare. Normally these are 6 month agreements at best eg no signing of a lease and you can liaise to give a month's notice especially with extenuating circumstances.

Breaking the contract without cost would be down to the landlord. A girl I work with was in a house share with 12 month initial contract. She had a problem with one of the other girls and left but still had to pay the rent for the remainder of the year.
The fact that she has left her job isn't the concern of the landlord, their only interest is continuous income.

Comstock

The landlord *might* be ok with her leaving if she found a replacement acceptable to both him and the other tenants.

But I think it is a bit early to be thinking about that. I'd give it at least a month of serious job seeking before I even thought about that.

Plus moving house would slow down any housing benefit claim- has she started the claim process yet?

sammyjammy

Assuming no savings she would be entitled to LHA to help with her rent, whether it would cover the cost or not is a different matter. Get her to check out her local council website.

She could be sanctioned for up to 26 weeks, it all depends on whether her employer responds to their queries nad what they write. She could claim hardship after a short period of time (I think its two weeks).

Coveredinbees!!!!

I think people are being a bit harsh if she really couldn't cope with the work load and the company were unwilling to compromise perhaps she had no option but to leave.

FBaby

Coveredinbees!!!! wrote: »

I think people are being a bit harsh if she really couldn't cope with the work load and the company were unwilling to compromise perhaps she had no option but to leave.

Surely you can cope until it makes you ill? If she got ill, she could have claimed sickness related benefits. How many hours are we talking?

In the end, fair enough if you consider it is your duty to support her despite her error, but why should it be the tax payers too?

amiehall

Coveredinbees!!!! wrote: »

I think people are being a bit harsh if she really couldn't cope with the work load and the company were unwilling to compromise perhaps she had no option but to leave.

Thing is most people when they have obligations (like rent to pay) just have to get on with it while they look for an alternative.

If working conditions were making her actually sick, she could have taken sick leave.

I've left jobs before without having another one lined up but I've always had savings/a plan. I can just imagine what my mum would say if I told her I'd just quit my job, had bills to pay and hence could she give me money. It would be choice!