My daughter is currently at uni in her 1st year. She has returned for a month at Christmas and a month at easter. During the summer she will be home for 3 months.
We as a family stuggle each month financially, we are both working low paid jobs at the moment. Obviously when daughter was at home we received child benefit / child tax credit on her behalf which covered her needs.
I think I'm going to ask my daughter for a small amount when shes home for the summer to help out and was thinking maybe £15/£20 per week to help with food etc. Over easter and Christmas I didn't ask for anything but feel that as she will be here for 3 months we may need a little help to cover her expenses - she gets 3 meals plus snacks a day plus all her washing done. She is hoping to get a summer job too.
I would love to not have to do this but unfortunately our circumstances mean I may have to.
Does this seem reasonable? What do other people do?
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nerfqueen · 16/04/2016 23:25
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