Me and my husband are out of work full time carers to our 2 disabled children. So we recieve carers allowance income support , housing benefit.
Our eldest starts uni in Sept. So we loose her child benefit, child tax and csa (biological dad) . She gets the highest amount of uni loans due to us being unemployed, along with a scholarship which doesn't need paying back. She arranged to live in the dorms due to the high amount of loans she's receiving and it will be £160 a week including bills except food. She's changed her mind and wants to live home and save her money for a car and to spend. She means to stay here for free. She works on weekend too and a morning a week making around £150 a week often more sometimes less.
She doesn't think she should contribute to the home. We don't live a comfortable lifestyle and just get by. From Sept I will loose around £90 per week Her uni loans include money she might need for a place to live but she wants to keep it to stay here for free for 3 years .
How much would you charge for board? For everything included food and bills?
I'm at a loss deciding I was thinking maybe £50. As I loose £90 and she is still left with £100 a week less or more from work and a full £10,000 A year uni loan.
Does this sound reasonable?