Just looking for ideas on what others do.
16 yr old DS has got his first job, he has significant additional needs and I worked with friends of the family to secure him a place and he's really pleased to have some independence, he's developmentally about 12-14 yrs old. He was desperate to work and have some income and after being turned down by other 'inclusive' companies I quietly did some background work to get him a trial with family friend and he did really well and it's in the field he wants to go into later.
The 4 kids don't currently get pocket money they just get given the odd bit here and there when they want/need it. We obviously pay for everything for them and they're not hard done by at all but we're certainly not well off at all, the food bill is massive as the teenagers eat huge amounts! (I appreciate this isn't their fault but just stating the fact that we're not rolling in cash)
Anyway, we've always said that when the kids get jobs they'd be expected to chip in to the household pot. I'm not sure how much though? I don't want to take everything he earns and would like to encourage him to save a bit for later on.
He'll be making around £400 a month. We currently pay for everything for him (as we should) we pay for a few extras such as tv subscription £10pm but this is for him and his siblings and his phone is around £15pm
He doesn't really do a lot socially (due to social needs he struggled to make a maintain friendships) so he doesn't spend ££ going out with friends like a a NT 16 yr old. I'm hoping once he starts a tailored college course in September to help with life skills this will change.
I appear to have tied myself in knots trying to justify asking for housekeeping form him and explaining things, I know people get flamed on these threads. 