Do all 18 years old go on UC if they cannot find a job

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Do the family needs to show their income or the new adult is considered their own financial unit now , even if they live with the parents and their UC is given them

Of course some teenagers don’t have supportive families, or a family at all. But it is certainly not the majority.

A teenager claiming benefits to supplement the loss of benefit income a parent experiences when their child has reached 18, doesn’t mean that that parent considers their obligation to their child has ended. It means exactly what it is. They are simply supplementing the loss of benefit income.

Others may not need to supplement their income, but chose to encourage their child to claim the benefit anyway, because they are entitled to it, not because they actually need it, or consider their obligation to their child has ended. It is free money, essentially.

Free money for the condition that someone has to job search 35 hours a week or face a sanction. I'm actually bemused as to why some people are so against teenagers claiming benefits. As has been stated several times during this thread - the job centre can provide funding for certain courses to help people into employment. Not everyone leaves school at 18 with the qualifications to go to college or university and not everyone will walk into a job at 18 either

Maybe you should follow Katie Price she's doing well for herself.

Is that really appropriate?

She took his order, served him his drink. He thanked her and that was that.

Someone else he knew worked at a chip shop since she was 14.

Working in a chip shop is different to someone under age serving alcohol

She isn't a comedian so I don't see your point 🤷

IIRC you can serve alcohol under age as long as you're observed and the observer who is of age ensures each customer is over 18.

Certainly works like that in some local supermarkets.

I think it's a development from a legal case years ago involving pharmacists.

An HNC in Scotland gets you into second year at uni and an HND into third. It’s just an alternative way to get your degree and your four years funding for your fees.

Are you actually expecting to be taken seriously on this thread??!

What is evident from this thread is that there are people who refuse to believe that there are fewer jobs now for young people. Yes even at KFC. There are fewer entry level jobs, fewer in retail, and in many areas, people not awash with cash to pay for randoms to clean their cars/mow lawn in fact, guess what, in some areas people don't even have lawns. People who are skint aren't paying babysitters either.

findajob.dwp.gov.uk/search?loc=86383&remote=fully_remote&q=home working

My DS was told there has been 160+ applications when he went for an interview at McDonalds for a 18 hour week job including nights. He lost out to someone who could drive so considered more reliable.

Hes put CVs out in nearly every local shop. Said he'd be willing to do shifts for free off the record as a trial to prove himself. Nothing.

A manager we know at a Tesco said retail seem to be typically favoring retirees returning to the workforce rather than take a risk on young people, unless its warehouse work which is few and far between round here.

hes knocked on houses getting renovations to ask the tradespeople there if they need a hand for free to get experience. Nope.

Im recruiting at the moment for an apprentice. Its been live for less than 3 days and ive had 250 odd applications already.

But yea, tons of roles. These people are clearly on their own planet.

Just looked at that link. It doesnt show work from home jobs, but anything with "home" in the title.

The underscore was cut out. Wait.

https://findajob.dwp.gov.uk/search?loc=86383&remote=fully_remote&q=home_working

There's one working from home job listed on that site in the town I live in. One

Yep, people signed on before they went to to work.

If it's a working from home job doesn't need to be in the town you live in?

Have you looked at the jobs? Psychologist. Psychiatrist?

I am sorry that Scottish girl left the thread so upset.

If its me I didn't leave :)

all i did, was asking a simple practical question

Don't. I am still reading the whole thread, your story is one of a hero

That's nice of you to say

When I was in my ex communist country, Perestroika just came and there was some form of capitalism emerging. My father gave his contacts to my brother who always had nice jobs and to this days has well paying jobs. I was given just education, but no contacts.

When I too, ended uni and has a wobble and no money.....I wish there were benefits to help me....I suffered poverty all the way until came here and met my husband