University Costs

[Cambridgegirl90]

Can I ask if other parents are reducing the amount of allowance they are giving to their children at university if they are coming home to study for extended periods due to Covid.
I understand they will still have accommodation costs so that still needs to be paid but I am considering this on the basis that food costs will go up at home and my daughters costs will go down.
Please do not flame me for asking this. I am genuinely interested if other parents are doing this or not.

OP you're right that your costs will rise and your student child's will drop if they're at home longer than they normally would be.

Do whatever works best for your household that you can afford; it's irrelevant what other parents do.

This ^

With my older two, I just kept their standing orders up from mid Sept until end of June, but they were each probably home for 3 weeks at Christmas. Potentially dc3 will be home for 5 or 6. Now, we will probably leave it running as we are both fortunate enough to still be working on our full salaries, but I remember how my food bills used to shoot up when ds, in particular was at home, so, if our budget were tight, then I would have to at least reduce it, but probably stop the money we give them.
I wouldn't worry about any student reverting to "...but all my friends...." - after all, kids have been coming out with that line for decades, and it's never influenced my parenting choices before.