AIBU to think that charging rent from a child whilst in finL year of A-levels is not on?

[Pony74]

Is this normal? Thank you.

[amybear2]

Sounds like sour grapes that you didn't have the opportunity to better yourself Newbrummie
We are no9t talking about 35 year olds we are talking about 6th formers who are still minors and therefore the parents' responsibilty.

[Bunbaker]

I kind of thought that as well amybear

[Weebirdie]

Newbrummie, you said - I started work at 16

Im now 57 and I think it was my generation who were the last to leave school at 16 with a handful of 'O' Levels and still have 4 or 5 good jobs to chose from for starting work the Monday after leaving school.

I just went for ordinary office junior type jobs and had about 8 to chose from with all of them coming with day release or a night class to attend in order to gain an accounts qualification for eg.

Nowadays letting a child leave school at 16 or 18 without any chance of further education is making sure your grandchildren will be born into the poverty trap.

[Bunbaker]

Well said Weebirdie

[Newbrummie]

Ok if it's 18 then I assume benefits etc are paid up until then ?

[GobblersKnob]

I paid rent to my mum at 16 when doing A levels, though 16+ ed wasn't compulsory then.

[Newbrummie]

I also have to say I know a "child" about to leave education a week before his ALevels who is earning £12.50 an hour and there is nothing his parents can do to make him sit those exams, no doubt they will have to pick the pieces up, but to say they've failed in utter nonsense.

[Bunbaker]

Yes, child benefit is paid until they complete full time education. The government website states that you need to contact the child benefit office if your child stays in approved education after 16. This doesn't make sense as the government changed the law a couple of years ago, so that now all young people have to stay in education of some form until 18.

[Newbrummie]

Ah well that's a bit different then

[Tequilashotsfor1]

How do your now they even claim child benefit? We don't .