How much rent to charge 18 year old?

Sounds about right and well done fur teaching her a life skill

Sorry yes you're right he is doing well.
I think i was just maybe unfairly comparing his life to others who are financially secure. As secure as you can be these days.

Agreed. It certainly doesn't 'teach' them anything either. In real life you don't get that money back.

Doesn’t mean you have to mollycoddle them. It’s not mean to ask them to contribute to household expenses if they are able to. I wouldn’t want adults earning as much if not more than me, eating me out of house and home, enjoying long showers, in a warm house, having a cooking, cleaning and washing service for free, while spending large amounts of disposable income and managing to save. If their income wasn’t great, they should contribute what they can afford.

Your son is living on his own, although he has MH issues, he has done well imo!

Insisting that she pay into LISA is such a good idea. Probably do the same with my teen.

I also think taking over one or two house bills are a good idea (eg Netflix/wifi) to teach them about direct debits and possibly help them to build credit history.

Interesting point. Yes, if I had to move into adult offspring's home because of age/infirmity, of course I'd contribute my share of all the household bills, food, petrol etc. And I'd certainly be paying my own phone contract! The phone seems to be one thing that many PPs are automatically paying for wage-earning DCs whereas I'd have thought it's a really obvious cost the young person should be paying themselves? Just curious, not criticising anyone.

So like OP says encouraging her to put more into savings each month instead of rent could be an option.
Everyone is different and has different opinions on how it should be done, everyone also has different financial positions which will influence a decision on charging their child rent.

Totally agree with the infantilising comments about saving the rent and giving it back — surprise! Here’s your own money back because we didn’t actually need it and didn’t trust you to save any!

I wouldn't charge at 18 working pt. She should just pay own phone

Some students who are on full loans & lvecat home are expected to contribute to their household even whilst studying. That’s why the living at home loan is only slightly less than the living away from home.

Not necessarily true. I didn't pay for my DS to go to uni. He had a loan and a part time job and lived in cheap accomodation

Well OP says he DC is saving £50 a month. So that's not much really considering she has £650!left over after saving and " rent"

See when my DS came back after uni I immediately lost my 25% council tax discount and bills doubled. So should I be paying more due to him being there?

How long does this apply for? I didn't ask to be born, yet funnily enough In still have to pay to do so.

Yes, my parents charged me from when I started a Saturday job when I was 15. They didn't need to, they owned the business.
When I did a holiday job when I was at uni, it actually became cheaper for me to live in university accommodation and work from there, so I didn't see them in the holidays.
I wanted my children to always have a home until they were ready. It's the family home and they will always be welcome. They're not lodgers. They budget well, strangely enough.
I think if you're on UC or a very low income, a contribution does make sense though.

Unfortunately not. My nephew being one. He thought money grew on trees,I,agree parents should teach their teens about budgeting. When our children were at sixth form we gave them a monthly allowance and if they had no money left before the next payment tough. They soon learnt.

She's not trapped... she can leave at any time. She's a working adult

Age 18 and 27 are completely different. An 18 year old working part time I wouldn’t charge but a 27 year old working full time yes they should contribute

It makes it harder for them in the sense they can’t afford to save as much because they’re handing it over for rent. Who said they’re going to waste it all? Suppose that depends on the 18 year old

All these saying charge nothing, will this still apply when she’s 27, still at home and has more disposable income than the Op would ever have.

Op, I think she should pay her own phone and also ‘keep’ of at least £150.00.

I left school in 1980, my first take home wage was £33 a week, my mother had £10 keep off me from day 1 plus I bought my own food for my packed lunches.

I find it strange that some people can't comprehend that we can't all afford to let our adult children live rent free. The clue is in the word adult.
I didn't subscribe to all the memory making bollocks either. We just lived our lives together doing the best we could.
I have one son living alone in a council flat with mh difficulties, I also have ds2 and a dd who both own their own flats on their own with responsible jobs. So I am pretty pleased with the way they turned out. Obviously not theone with health issues.

Funny.
My parents never charged me anything.
Gentle reminder: You imposed this life on her, she didn't ask to be born and trapped with you.

Yes, I agree, it is infantilising.

I think it’s controlling. Previous poster said I was infantilising my DS, but I think this type of control is infantilising. You are not teaching your child to save or be good with money this way.