17 year old working

[SpongebobNoPants]

DP’s eldest DD has quit her college course and is now working. She originally took her job on a part-time basis around her college course but has no decided the pay is so good she wants to quit college and do it full time. She’s done 40 hours this week (min).

A couple of questions…
1.) I thought it was compulsory to be in education or receive education until you are 18 these days? This job offers no training or education whatsoever. DP is worrying and wants her to continue her education.

2.) Does this affect her child benefit for her mum? I predict a royal kick off from her mum if she loses money, but I also think if SD is earning a full time wage then she should pay her mum some board.

3.) Is DP still legally liable to pay CM if she’s working full time? She currently earns £1200pcm which is currently all disposable income,

Give her chance to try the job and maybe get bored. This was my DS 5 years ago. Last year he decided to do some extra qualifications and paid for them himself, now has an apprenticeship in a job he loves. But to get there he had to figure it out himself, he had to do the mindnumbing job(s) to realise he wanted more.
I am really rather proud of him.

You are doing the right thing and if it was your own child you would have a say as you would be looking out for them, moving parcels around for mim wage is a dead end job at 17 with no career progression, she will regret it in a few years when her peers have got well paid jobs after going to college/uni and going on nice holidays, getting a car, saving up for house deposit etc
It sounds like it's effecting your relationship with your do as well from a financial side of things, he's paying out all this money in child maintenance which means you can't go on that dream holiday you want to go on, or a day out to a west end show, or saving up for something better in life. Alot of people would unfortunately of have walked away once they find out the person they are dating allready has children, this is just one of the associated problems with step children unfortunately.
Her being in a min wage job is just going to cause more problems for you over the coming years, she will need supporting financially and will probs won't be able to afford even rent and any hope of moving out, I'd be seriously thinking about the long term viability of the relationship

@SpongebobNoPants

Also no court order. CM was a private agreement in which DP has been very generous meaning his own finances have suffered dramatically… which is why I’m asking. Sounds harsh but we struggle every month and have good paying jobs, but SD has a large sum of money to do as she wishes

Let's be honest, you want your husband to stop paying CM because his daughter is working? This is between them and not you.

@KalvinPhillipsManBun no, I want him to stop paying for all the extras on top of basic CM for the 17 year old child because she has £1200 a month disposable income and we do not. I think pocket money, trips to the hairdressers, clothes allowance etc should stop and she should also now cover the cost of her mobile phone and insurance.

I don’t think that’s unreasonable?

And no it isn’t just between my DP and her mum because it also affects our household.

Especially as I’m expected to subsidise it by proxy.