How much housekeeping would you charge

[buddylicious]

I have a young lad living with my family. Let's just say I've known him for a long time and we are helping him out.

I am trying to work out how much housekeeping to charge him, bearing in mind we do everything for him.

So he has his own double room here and everything is included ... ie three (huge) meals and snacks every day, including taking a large packed lunch to work. I do his washing and cook for him.
He uses the family toiletries etc. All bills are included ie hot water, heating, broadband, insurance etc.

He's not on a great salary at the moment but all he needs to pay out for is his clothing, mobile phone, travel to work.

I was thinking £70 a week?

I think you are awesome OP to support this young person. Assuming he is earning NMW, £70 per week sounds fair, if you can manage on that. Then he can have some cash to go out and enjoy himself, rather than being under your feet all the time.

70 a week for a lodger to pay sounds fair to me.
You can't compare it to what you'd ask your children to contribute because he's not your child.

@buddylicious

He's 21 and I'm not his mum, so I don't know how much he earns and don't feel it's my place to ask him.

It's not down to me to ensure he has enough money to keep as savings. As a 21 year old he probably won't save it anyway. I can't save money each week so don't see why I have to lose out to ensure he can.

I'm also not going to keep the money and give some back when he leaves.

I don't think £10 a day to rent a room, including bills, three meals a day, unlimited snacks, toiletries, washing etc is extortionate! He wouldn't get that anywhere else.

I think it's way way too low

Apart from his own immediate expenditure... He hasn't got any otber drain on his salary.

Just on food alone must be a large portion of the 10£ daily you're charging him... Without doing his washing, extra heating /lighting.

If you can't afford to save... You cant afford not to charge this lad a reasonable amount.

Given all you include, i think £100 would be better... Especially as it wouls cost him at least 70£ to rent a room usually... Unless you're in a very very cheap area?!

Its also giving him a really bad idea of usual costs for rental

@Lightning020

At that age £50 for food and utilities is sufficient. They are only starting out in life. Generation Z is known as the asset poor generation. Just something I heard about on Radio 4. Be generous and settle for £50.

I think 50£ would only br OK, if he was paying for his own food/washing/toiletries.

If he’s family then 0.

If he’s not family and you’re getting a lodger in than its fine

If he’s on minimum wage and working 24 hours a week he’s probably taking home about £950 a month. I think £280 is a tad high. I would have thought about £200.

Freud2 at 21 most people don't have 75% disposable income. Actually most people never have 75% disposable income after childhood and pocket money age ends.

Most people with an income under 10k apend around 40% of their income on food + accommodation. Supporting an unrelated adult to spend less than that is positive.

Fully catered accommodation in a double room at a university outside London would cost over £200 per week - 100% of this 21 year old's income (and undoubtedly doesn't include laundry!).