How much monthly spending money for a student living at home?

[NDaniel]

Hi, my daughter is starting uni in London. How much money do you think I should give her per month? She would live with me (accommodation, food provided) and I do not want her to work while she studies. Thank you.

Well, I wouldn't be giving her anything.

She can apply for the maintenance loan, and (or 'or') she can work.
Working will give her a LOT more than just the money of course.

Why has she not applied for a maintenance loan?

I'd probably just carry on the same amount I was giving them the previous year, assuming they were at college/6th form.

Why don't you want her to work? A part time job is so beneficial for so many reasons and many of us have worked since age 16 while studying.

I would expect her to get off her ass and find a job. She would get her basic food. Nothing else.

Dd lived at home during her final year. We stopped giving her money - she applied for the maintenance loan and got a part time job. Our contribution was she didn’t have to pay anything to live at home including food!

I think about £50 a week.

100 a week

She needs to work. The job market is so competitive now, having a job will be a benefit. Employers care far more about work experience than degrees. She needs to learn responsibilities

I did what your daughter is doing. A summer job covered what I needed, as a cheapskate. Depending on how pricey her commute is (mine wasn't) maybe offer to pay for a monthly travel card. I expect with that one shift a week somewhere would be plenty.

You may not want her working but it will put her at a massive disadvantage when she leaves university - jobs are in short supply and someone with no experience of any kind of work will immediately go to the bottom of the recruitment pile. She can apply for a maintenance loan, but if you don't want her to go into debt (which is more logical than not wanting her to work) then offer to pay for her transport and £50-£100 a week for stuff like photo-copying in the library, having lunch on campus, a night out now and then, etc. But a part time job would really benefit not only her bank account, but her future employment prospects.