Dig money?

annandale

If it's not being shared then the parents should be asking that he does his share. Saying that they are skint and then giving him back 65 quid a month for lunch money is ridiculous

They are in Scotland. Private rents here aren't eye watering. And there are councils up here where you could get keys to your own flat without too much hanging around on waiting lists.

Just because it's extortionate to live in some areas doesn't necessarily mean that 300 pounds a month is a good deal.

If they weren't losing housing benefit due to the mum being unemployed they'd probably charge the son less and rightly so I think

Folk can dress it up as a good deal but 300 quid a month is a lot to pay out

annandale

The family weren't paying rent or council tax until the son started work.

And we also don't know what the family have coming in because OAP money as detailed in the first paragraph means very little

just_trying

Well, if he was claiming benefits he should be used to living on very little. My 2 who contribute don't begrudge a penny as they know how much things cost, my oldest said the other day mum it only costs under £6 odd a day and you provide everything. She's a student My ds is slightly more but he takes lunches, and then comes home at lunch !! To. Not far away. Plus I must admit we give them money, not expected but to help. This is occasional as in here you go, not expected or regular.

jellyhead

What was the son doing before he started work? If on benefits how much was he paying for food and bills out of that?

My 20 year old pays £200 a month, and buys his own lunches. He cleans his own room, etc. but that's not a financial thing really.

He costs us extra in utilities and food but most costs would be the same for us even if he moved out.

On the other hand, a friend said she was around £400 worse off per month when her child finished college, part of that was maintenance, but most of it was child tax credits and child benefit. If the parents used to get £80-odd quid a week in tax credits, etc. with free school lunches then with the added cost of the reduction in council tax benefit and housing benefit it's possible that their finances have decreased by around £400 per month.

svain

Do people really expect their children to make up the shortfall of losing Child Tax Credit and Child Benefit?? If thats the case i can only assumse these benefits were prime reason for having kids in the first place. I hope the children realise this and are strong enough to move out, out of principle if nothing else.

System

Depends on where they live and general outgoings. Where i am i rent a room for £280 a month, thats rent, water, electric, gas, council tax, internet and tv licence.

If i still lived with my parents i'd expect to pay about that for living there, if i could afford to give them more i would but on a part time wage its a struggle as it is.

Working full time though that would be a drop in the ocean. So i;d probably pay more.

dirtycredit

£400??!! I'd deffo be moving out.

If you're paying market rates anyway you might as well live with no interference from parents telling you what to do all the time.

Mojisola

r2015 wrote: »

His mother gives him £3.00 a day for his dinner, washes his clothes and cleans his room, he does nothing around the house.

They also have internet which they pay for but it was installed for him.

dirtycredit wrote: »

£400??!! I'd deffo be moving out.

If you're paying market rates anyway you might as well live with no interference from parents telling you what to do all the time.

On the other hand, he'll have to spend money on a maid and pay for his own lunches and internet. :rotfl:

Loz01

dirtycredit wrote: »

£400??!! I'd deffo be moving out.

If you're paying market rates anyway you might as well live with no interference from parents telling you what to do all the time.

Where else would someone GIVE you £3 a day for lunch, wash your clothes and clean your bedroom??? I bet he's not protesting that is he! I bet he lets his Mum carry on...