18 year old 'pocket money' amount

[MrsJa]

How much should just turned 18 year old DS get as pocket money per month.

Is still at college, works part time getting at least £600 per month before overtime added.

No board to pay.
Eats food from home but pays for own driving lessons and meals out with friends.

We pay for holidays.

What are peoples thoughts/ opinions?

No pocket money when they are earning their own money! We stopped our daughter's pocket money at 16 once she had a part time job.

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Then I wouldn’t for any age teen. Encourages them to get jobs and they only spend it on things that are bad for them.
£600 is so much money! I’d be expecting rent from that.

I would give an allowance for college basics like books transport and college trips
I wouldn't want them working so much they were burning candle at both ends and not studying
By my calculations they are working 15 hours a week which is three evening shifts of waiting on tables which is a quite a lot of time working

I worked a lot during my college years and got very bad results in part due to working and not studying

Yes you are right, we do cover everything for the eldest. Family holiday and sim only phone contract. He never asks for clothes or anything additional, he is quite content with any clothes I choose to buy him. I think if he had more expensive taste or was going our regularly etc he would need money and would therefore need to work. He knows if he wants a car etc he will need ti be working to pay for it. I can't force him into work especially as he doesn't ask us for money, any PC related bits he needs he buys out of savings. He helps around the house and garden but doesn't get paid for it. It works for now