Dd is 16 and gets the highest rate of pip for a genetic condition which causes her lots of issues. Obviously to a 16 year old this is a lot of money. We don’t police what she can spend it on but we do encourage her to save some each month, which she does. She spends it mainly on taxis so she can socialise, books, Lego and art supplies as she spends a lot of time at home.
She will be getting the cost of living payment from the government in the next couple of weeks and it’s causing discussions about who is should go to.
parent 1 thinks it’s a payment to help with bills and she doesn’t have any. That we pay for private physio as the nhs wait was horrendous and a lot of extra costs involved in her care. Hospital appointments miles away etc and it should go in to the pot to help with bills.
Parent 2 is on the fence, as while we can survive without the money like lots of people at the moment money is tight. Her brother works and is expected to contribute to the pot. But she has been dealt a really shit hand in life and it is technically her money.
Dd thinks it’s hers and it’s not fair that parent 1 wants it.