Charging teens rent....

Mojisola

alrhios wrote: »

My daughter has a part time evening job and is soon to start and apprenticeship. She will be earning circa £1100 per month

I'm struggling financially....

Treat her like an adult - get all the household expenses set out and sit down with her and talk through how much money you have coming in and how much is going out.

If she thinks it's fine that she should keep £1100 a month while you're struggling, I'd suggest to her that she looks through the lodger adverts and moves out!

She should also be doing her share of the chores necessary to keep the household running.

DontBringBertie

Just to confirm, given the aggressive replies on this thread, if I have children and cook them a meal when they're over 16 am I being disgraceful and supporting the millennial generation of lazy teenagers?

Or should I just kick them out the day they turn 18 and let them fend for themselves?

ReadingTim

DontBringBertie wrote: »

Just to confirm, given the aggressive replies on this thread, if I have children and cook them a meal when they're over 16 am I being disgraceful and supporting the millennial generation of lazy teenagers?

Or should I just kick them out the day they turn 18 and let them fend for themselves?

If you don't know the answer to that, perhaps you shouldn't have children in the first place....

Or, go back to school yourself, as that's pretty low-grade trolling...

alrhios

thanks everyone, I appreciate your input. We'll discuss it further
Just wondered what people though was a fair amount giving all I pay

Mojisola

alrhios wrote: »

Just wondered what people though was a fair amount giving all I pay

As an absolute minimum, I'd expect her to cover the cost of her food and pay all her own personal expenses - phone, clothes, toiletries, etc.

MalcRH12

I would charge her between £50 And £75 per week which is still a very good deal for her. When I was that age I paid £40 a week and actually enjoyed paying and helping with the costs of running a house. Two of my brothers still live at home and are each paying £50 a week.

Splatfoot

I would say at least £400 a month. Still less than renting alone but not so much of a shock when she moves out (for her). I'll be charging mine when they are working. My mum always said 2/5ths of whatever was being earned.

ReadingTim

alrhios wrote: »

Just wondered what people though was a fair amount giving all I pay

Just as a bit of a heads up...what you think is a "fair amount" and what she thinks is a "fair amount" aren't going to be the same thing. Her idea is going to be around the £zero mark.... Just so you know.

jdvhsully

My son was an apprentice, which he finished last July.

Whilst he lived at home he was earning £14,000 so I charged him £20 per week, but he also had to save £250 per month in a help to buy isa and a minimum of £50 per month in a savings account. He would regularly top this up if he had over £500 in his current account.

This meant that at 23 he could buy a house with his girlfriend with a £20,000 deposit.

Smi1er

You should charge them a rent as soon as they start a job after having left education.

If they went on JSA then I told them rent would be £70 pw, if they got a job then we would discuss.

They pay £150-200 pm. We are in the fortunate position of not needing this money so it is transferred straight to a savings acc and they'll get it back towards a house/flat deposit.