Leaving school - is this true?

ERICS_MUM

The daughter's qualifications aren't good enough for uni ? More fool her. What about training for something like hairdressing?

Kids round here get part time jobs at McD's, Tesco, Poundland etc while at college or A levels. There's no "shame" in that.

tea-bag

ERICS_MUM wrote: »

The daughter's qualifications aren't good enough for uni ? More fool her. What about training for something like hairdressing?

Kids round here get part time jobs at McD's, Tesco, Poundland etc while at college or A levels. There's no "shame" in that.

My daughter is at McD's now on her day off from college (she does longer hours as it is a rural college and they do longer days during the week to save travel!)

she is off to uni this year and I can't afford to fully support her so she has already contacted the local uni McDonalds to put her name down for work.

Mupette

Sorry we seem so negative but this time of year, every year we get this kind of post.

the mum can she work, what stops her, please don't say because of the 12 year old son, i am sure she can find part time work to suit school hours, perhaps a dinner lady.

The daughter can either go get a job or sign on, and not be too fussy about the job.

There come's a point in the child's / teens life when they need to stand on their own two feet, character building.

ERICS_MUM

tea-bag wrote: »

My daughter is at McD's now on her day off from college (she does longer hours as it is a rural college and they do longer days during the week to save travel!)

she is off to uni this year and I can't afford to fully support her so she has already contacted the local uni McDonalds to put her name down for work.

I forgot to say in my previous post. I used to recruit junior staff for a large company and I was always pleasantly surprised by youngsters who had worked for McDs. They'd had training and practical experience in team working, attention to detail, customer service, working under pressure etc and were able to articulate them in interview. All these being skills required by most employers.

Sncjw

its only £50 odd quid a week for her age in jsa benefits but it increases to the £70 when she reaches the age of 25.

could the mum not do work then you have income. maybe do it while youngest child is in school or the older child could look after said child while mum and dad is working.

HB58

The family are not going to be left penniless, the daughter can sign on and get a little JSA in her own right until such time that she can get a job and pay 'keep'.

This situation should serve as a 'wake-up call' to the mother as it will happen again when the younger child also reaches 18. That gives the mother ample time to retrain and get herself into a position where she is ready for employment.

Poppie68

Sncjw wrote: »

its only £50 odd quid a week for her age in jsa benefits but it increases to the £70 when she reaches the age of 25.

could the mum not do work then you have income. maybe do it while youngest child is in school or the older child could look after said child while mum and dad is working.

The youngest child is 12....Old enough to look after them self.

thorsoak

The_Last_Username wrote: »

Whilst I generally agree with the comments above, is it not wrong that a family is expected to either support this girl ad infinitum or expell her from the family home & make her stand on her own 2 feet?
As I understand it, JSA may be an option until she can get more work than 4 hours.
AS OPPOSED TO being funded by benefits (not family) like her friends with children. Who do NOT have to be supported by their parents.
I too disagree with the State funding her ....... or her family, for that matter.
BUT I do disagree with a system which makes her peers and/or friends who decided they couldn't say "No" ( or be careful, despite an abundance of readily-available resources on the matter ) financially better-off.
Thoughts?

At 19, she will be an adult - if she is unable to find work then she will be claiming JSA - and from the JSA that she receives, she should be contributing to the family income - and if she is not working then she can help with the running of the household and maybe her mother will be able to find work.

themull1

When i had my second daughter, i had to drop a day at work and she was at nursery four days a week, we were down £500 a month. You just have to get on with it. If people rely on benefits they must know a lot will stop when kids become adults, because why should the Government fund into adulthood and beyond, where would they draw the line. Benefits aren't supposed to be a luxury, they should be the bare minimum.

The clue is in the word 'Child' Benefit and 'Child' Tax Credits.

People at work shouldn't be worse off, but we are.!!

dippy3103

if your friend gets HB don't forget she needs to tell the council too- as a non dependant the daughter will also be expected to contribute and a non dep deduction will be applied.