To think its immoral to charge children rent?

[CatsArePeople]

Unless you're saving/investing it for them.

Bring on the biscuits

As PP says, I think it's the use of the word Rent that's skewing people's opinions. To me, rent is what you pay a landlord for the privilege of being allowed to live in their property. I would never ask any family members or friend for rent, that to me is making a profit. Whereas for most of us who do ask their offspring for a contribution, it's to cover their share of the bills. Electric and food bills have gone through the roof since eldest came home. I don't see why anyone thinks we should struggle, while she has £9k a year for herself!! I'm not trying to make a profit off her, I'm trying to break even and not be massively out of pocket!!

You are spot on about the 'rent' haliborange.

All depends on how you go about it. If it’s a contribution e.g a third of the rent because there are 3 adults in the house that’s fine.

If you make them pay all the rent /bills and make it difficult to leave then no.

Save their rent if you can and give it to.them when.they leave. Less likely they will come back.then. I'm an occasional.visitor from gransnet.

My opinion is kind of mixed on this, I moved out of my parents house at 20 and from 16-20, I had a to pay a LOT to live in their house, I was working 7 days a week alongside full education so that I could afford the contributions to the house they demanded and have a little bit of money to actually survive on. The stress was insane and I find that situation (and similar ones) immoral.

BUT

I have 2 cousins who still live at home and their mother charges them nothing under the guise of them 'saving for a house' one of them is nearly 30 and is still there, he has no motivation to find long term, full time employment and makes thoughtless financial decisions, his sister who is 27 and also still home drains her wage each month on cocktails and designer clothes. In their case it is certainly irresponsible of their mother to charge them nothing , as they are not learning any responsibility or progressing in life.

There is an additional cost of having an extra adult under your roof and if they are earning (and you are not making some huge profit out of it), there is nothing wrong in charging them at all.