My partner and I have been together just under a year and he's been living with me on a regular Sunday - Thursday night basis since June. He has a daughter from a previous relationship and when he has her each weekend he stays at his mum's house (we're taking it slow and cautious when it comes to her staying at my house with her dad).
I'm starting to consider asking him for money towards living costs. I work full time but am at the start of my career so I don't earn megabucks. He's 11 years older than me and a PhD student, so earns a wage, probably comparable to mine (maybe a bit less). He pays his mum £150 per month for use of the two bedrooms and gives me £15 per week for food, as I do all the food shopping and cooking.
I feel really torn about the whole situation because I'm not really able to save at the moment because I've just bought my own place but he's planning on saving the money he's now not spending on rent (he used to live alone in a flat til he moved out in June) in case he goes over on his PhD. I obviously sympathise with this. He'll finish his PhD in October 2018 but might well not finish on time as he really doesn't seem to be pulling in the hours. It's so nice of his mum to charge him so little but the reality of the situation is that he's living 5/7 of the week with me and I'm in no way financially comfortable.
Thanks for any advice!