Stop pocket money at what age?

[Clariana]

Just after opinions please, I have teenagers and am thinking about this for the future. Do you stop it at a certain age, or when they leave home, or when they get a job or........

Is there a generally accepted norm?

Good question. When I was 13 or 14 it was changed to an allowance, out of which I had to buy non school clothes. I guess it continued while I was at 6th form. Different arrangement whilst at uni - so end of full time education?

My parents stopped both mine and my brothers at 13 as we had an option of 3 jobs paper round, washing up at pub or babysitting. I did all 3 and earned quite a bit of money. We lived on a sleepy village so a paper round was quite safe wouldn't want my 13 yr old doing one in this day and age. Life is different now and there are very few jobs available to under 15's. When my children receive their national insurance number means they are legally able to work so pocket money will be stopped

my money stopped after uni. My post gradi was on my
Own.

I never really stopped. They went from school to uni and I try to help them out. It's not pocket money though really, it's money for food and travel. There aren't many opportunities as there once was for teens to get a job.

Dd had weekly pocket money from 5.
At 13 it changed to a monthly allowance.
She's now 17y and still gets an allowance. We decided that we didn't want dd to get a job whilst at school/sixth form and to use her free time for work experience linked to what she wants to do at university instead. Therefore we decided to up her allowance a little to take that into account.

When she heads to university, due to the course she hopes to do, a part time job won't be practical either. So the allowance will continue but increased.

We only have one child so financially we can do this, and dd is sensible with money regardless.

When they are earning or in receipt of benefits, or could be,

Mine will have their allowance until in work after education. I don’t want them working part time as would rather they concentrated on studies and had some down time. They only have a few years of no responsibilities so should enjoy them.

When child benefit stops for my two.

I've just realised I'm still paying DS pocket money! I set up a standing order years ago and haven't changed it. He's in his second year of full time employment...

Really interesting replies, thank you. I guess I am struggling a bit at the children are so different and likely to have different paths through adolescence and young adulthood, i.e. one leaving school at 16 for a paid apprenticeship, one going to uni. So should they be treated the same, or should it depend on their circumstances?

I stopped giving DD money when she was 18. She started a part time job and college all in the same month. £600 ish wages and over £500 student loan every month!

Pay them until the end of uni and the end of the apprenticeship.

Can I ask how much allowance you give to your teens, if it includes clothes for outside of school?

Yes @horrayforharoldlloyd I give them £100 / month and it doesn't include cloths I pay for those

Sorry, clothes!

Mine had £50 a month. Didn't include anything like clothes etc. Neither of them really spent it to be honest. They weren't ones for being out and about and were happy with whatever they got for Christmas and birthday to get them through the year on clothes, books and computer games etc. Most of it got saved.