Not going to Uni - Claim UC?

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Hello,
DD is turning 19 this year and has just finished A levels. Decided not to go to uni - she was unwell during her college years and wants to spend time nurturing herself and multiple ways and I support her decision.
She has a tiny PT job that pays her £30 a week and she gets £80 a month from me and same from her dad (I'm single) .

It'll be about 6 months before she applies for jobs - meanwhile can she claim some income support or UC?
Would it hinder her chances of finding work later?
How does she go about it?
Thanks for any advice

I don't disagree with you but it's possible op and her daughter aren't really aware what benefits are for. And to be fair, she may well have got income support if it still existed. Either way, it could have been pointed out in a more compassionate way. A few people did but most on here were nasty and made fun of the word 'nurture' while disregarding what op said about her daughters ill health. No need for that, especially without having all the facts.

Minimum age for UC is normally 18 but there are a few exceptions:

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/376/regulation/8

If she is unwell, she can put in a claim for ESA.

Jeez I would love nurture days!! Instead with a severe mental health condition, 3 prolapsed discs, fibro and hyper mobility syndrome, I have to work full time.

Thank you. That's useful to know.

if she has long term problems, she could look into claiming PIP if you think she could be eligible for that? People can work alongside claiming PIP so she could top up her income with that?

She should nature her self respect, future financial stability and good mental health by finding a job ASAP.

We all want to spend time nurturing ourselves. Unfortunately most of us have to go to work. This can’t possibly be real?

This.
The notion of suggesting benefits as a valid lifestyle in order to nurture herself is frankly appalling.

So she's either well and capable of looking for a job or unwell and incapable as to which point she should look at sickness benefits.

Claiming because she wants to " nurture" herself just takes the biscuit.

No she can’t.

No she cannot. She does not have NI credits.

Can she not get a FT job and nurture herself in the evenings and weekends, like we all have to do, illness or not?

Add it to the million other YP out of work, that's £338 MILLION of our money being given to 'nurture' them. Every. Single. Month.

Its extremely nurturing to work, get paid and be self sufficient. Builds resilience too.

From other threads it appears the medical condition is binge eating (probably not helped by having a mother obsessing over her daughter's double chin from age 17).

I would like some time to nurture myself too but unfortunately that’s not realistic. Tell her to get a job. Why should we work to pay someone else’s UC?

That’s not a medical condition, surely?!
The mind boggles as to what nurturing herself looks like in this context.
Stop advising what bloody benefits this kid needs to apply for, people. FFS!

She should apply for UC / job seekers allowance, because this means that her National Insurance contributions will be psid towards her state pension & other benefits.

If you keep paying her.
Her full National Insurance contributions will not be paid
This is important

If she is unable to work FT, she will need fit notes from GP & after a ehile she may move to LWCRA

Binge Eating Disorder is a serious medical condition but I’m not sure that it will help her to have no focus to her life especially as a previous thread said that she was very ambitious and determined to be a lawyer.
Is she still having MH treatment OP as it would be worth checking with the professionals involved with her care for their opinion about her plans for the next six months?

No. She can temp in a factory till she comes to her senses.

She should get a job if she wants her NI covered. The intent is to look for a job in 6 months so it doesn’t sound like the binge eating disorder is going to prevent work therefore no need to apply for LWCRA

Money from family is not counted as income when you claim UC.
They only care if you whatever you receive puts you over £6k.

She would have to declare the income from her job, yes.

I don’t think OP’s DD can claim this… much as she’d probably like to