moving out at 18 (UK)

koosdel

You could always work for a living. Good luck!
:flowerforyou:

Why do that when you can mooch?

ilookthetype

I hear you could design some websites and apps.

:flowerforyou:

taso42

Stay in school, say your prayers, eat your vitamins, and drink your python powder.

laurad1406

yea, you don't make a killing off doing this?

to all the people that decided to slag me off i actually have a few websites. 2 apps and i help out at a world wide app as well

FearAnLoathing

Get a job,do not live off goverment aid because you know there are people that REALLY need it. Plenty of students work and go to school

Froggy1976

Get a job,do not live off goverment aid because you know there are people that REALLY need it. Plenty of students work and go to school

^^This!

maillemaker

First off, I would not move out unless I was in an abusive situation.

Moving out means growing up that means figuring out how to support yourself. Moving out does not mean figuring out how to sign up for welfare benefits.

If you are set on moving out, I would make sure I had a job and a place to live lined up before I moved out of my parents' house.

Now if you are in an abusive situation, then you are the kind of person that I would fully expect to seek government assistance.

There is always the military.

robin52077

I hear you could design some websites and apps.

yeah, it's not that hard. Just sayin'.

:flowerforyou:

yeah...just sayin...:laugh:

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for anyone who hadn't seen it....:huh:

kapeluza

Stay in school, say your prayers, eat your vitamins, and drink your python powder.

This. Don't forget to sometimes wear your stretchy pants in your room. It's for fun.

manderson27

Seeing as you have said there is no choice, then as said above try and find a shared house option. You should go to the local council office and register there, it won't do much good in terms of housing but you will get some advice and be given some rented house info that will take a bond payment from your local council instead of a deposit.
You need to try and find a job for 16 hours or more and then you can claim tax credits which will give you a little extra each week. Do you get EMA? It's not much but you will still be entitled to this, after this course if you were still under level 2 in qualifications you can also get ALG once you are 19 which is the adult version of EMA. Once you have found somewhere, you can claim housing benefit, you won't get it paid in full but you will get some, so it is worth it. As has been said you will also get council tax benefit as students do not have to pay this. Direct.Gov is a good site that can give invaluable advice on benefit entitlements.
After you have finished this round of study are you planning to go to Uni? If not then I would consider it, you will get maximum loans and grants and will come out the other end able to get a good job and be self-sufficient, (yes you will ahve loans to pay back but not until your income exceeds £21000 per year). If not, then getting full-time work after you finish school will be a must. I left home at 14, ran away then returned to leave again at 16, I was very lucky. It is definitely harder for young people now, so plan it carefully and you will be fine. Also find your local shelter office, they will help and advice on all aspects of this. Remember at 18 you are considered an adult so there will be no extras because you are young. I have worked in this industry for years, if I can help further let me know! Good Luck with everything

Read this carefully this is all good advice. You really need to know all your options as there is help out there if you know where to look. Good luck.