to ask what rent you would charge your 28 year old daughter...

[hereforit]

who was moving back home with her nearly 1 year old son. Daughter's wage is 24k per year. She covers childcare costs on her own.

Ballpark figure?

I would never charge any of my children or grandchildren rent. My home is their home.

Nothing under the circumstances you mentioned. If all was fine then this:
Magmatic80

Half the going rate, but if could afford it would actually save it for her (without telling her) so could gift it back when she moves out again.

Short Term - I wouldn't charge her anything if she had nowhere else to go and needed a temporary roof over her head while she got back on her feet.

Long term - £50 a week.

Imo it really depends on your parent's circumstances. If he/she is 'comfortable' they would likely not want to charge you much/anything. However if they are struggling themselves you should expect to cover the extra it costs to have you there so maybe extra council tax, heating and utility bills and food. The £300 you've offered would more than cover this.

Whatever you charge her put it away and give it back as a present when she will be buying her own property. That’s what i would do.

Posted too soon. So if parent is financially ok might not want to accept this or save some for you ready for moving out.

In your situation OP id offer to contribute to bills?

@formerbabe
I can't believe so many people wouldn't ask for anything. 24k is an average wage...why on earth shouldn't she contribute something?

because, assuming the parent can AFFORD to sub their child, this is a woman who has walked out on an abusive relationship with a 1 yo child, whose whole life is up in the air, who already has considerable outgoings (1450 - 600 childcare so 850 for phone, car finance, career development loan, baby stuff, food, travel to and from work, union membership) and is presumably trying to save up for a place of her own place.

Why would you NOT help your own child in this situation if you were able?

This isn't about teaching some layabout 20 yo about the value of money or how to survive in this world

I can't understand why you can't afford £300 if you get £1450 in and pay £600 on childcare? Especially if that covers food too. So you'd have £550 for union membership (surely that's only around £20 a month?) car finance, baby clothes (that doesn't really have to cost that much), clothes for you (again, doesn't have to be that much), loan repayment (if it's too tight can you pay back over a longer term?). I think if you want to feel like you've really properly escaped and are living the life of an independent grown up you can't earn the average wage but be happy for your dad to buy food for you. You should also see whether you are entitled to any tax credits now you're single and don't forget you will get child benefit. I really think you will get some money left over for social life and if you have £150 after paying everything than as a parent (never mind single parent) you are doing quite well.

I've always been of the opinion that children living at home should pay rent if they are earning but with your situation I would only ask for what it's costing me extra in bills. And if I was well off I wouldn't ask for anything at all.

I think £300 is about right given your circumstances so you can put money towards getting things on track again.

@LostInNorfolk
It doesn’t cost extra to have them there??
So they don’t eat, use hot water, heating, council tax?
You do kids adult or not no good letting them live free of charge. £50 pw is the average, increasing if in a higher salary.

Are you a teacher? Sounds similar wage for an RQT and that fact your in a union etc if so your pay will go up in September so that a bonus. My sister lives at home with my mum since baby was born (shes 3 now). Single parent works full time and similar position with 600 per month child care costs to pay alone. She pays around 150 per month but does all food shopping for herself and child x