The Government cover your childcare fees for you to go back to school or college
They do indeed..good point forgot about that so
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to you!
Can i just ask angelmummy..how will you LO be supported as you can't claim benefits till 16 yrs of age or after school gcse dates(my problem when i first fell pregnant at 15 and couldn't claim till GCSE had finished)
Tell me to butt out if i'm being nosey just really curious hun as you state you were TTC but how will you support you and baby
Please please don't take this the wrong way x
Sorry for butting in, but just thought I had a little input here. My mums Best Friend's daughter fell pregnant and had a little boy at 14. Because she was still under 16 and required to attend school, the government (dont know if it was central or local) paid for a childminder so she could return to high school.
Anyways, thats actually not why I posted, lol. As for her benefits, she couldn't claim them as she was under 16, but her mum could claim them on her behalf. I think she now gets to pick them up herself as she has turned 16, but before then I'm sure her mum did. She just got the money and gave it straight to her daughter.
As for having a life, I think its great when teen mothers do get to look after their LO but still be able to go out and about with the support of their parents. However, I find that with my little cousin (not really, but as close as) that she is not really looked apon by her son as his mother - his gran has been far too involved - in fact - she wont even let her daughter take her son out a walk in his buggy if its "too far". I'm sorry, but she was old enough to have sex and get pregnant and keep this pregnancy secret for a whole 6 months - she should be old enough to be trusted to look after her LO.
Even now, she doesnt look after him 24/7 - she goes out with her b/f (not FOB as he turned out to be a proper loser) 3 nights a week, her son goes to his other grans one night every weekend, so as a full time mum, she really only has her son 3 nights a week, and thats with her mum constantly helping/taking over.
Sorry - had no idea I was going to go on such a rant.