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21.02.2023 - 00:19 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A mum who is struggling to afford her bills was left stunned after her son's response when she asked him to pay rent to live with her.
She asked her son, who earns between £800 to £900 a month, to chip in £80 towards living costs, but said he became 'completely f***ing livid' when she made the request.
Her son is currently saving up to attend university, but the mum is about to lose £60 child benefit, and says she is finding things 'really really tough' at the moment, the ECHO reports.
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Talking to Mum'snet popular Am I Being Unreasonable (AIBU) forum with a post titled "[AIBU] To ask my 18 year old for board", the mum said: "He earns 8-900 pounds a month and I've suggested he gives me £80 a [month].
"Would make up for the £60 I will lose from child benefit. He's at College and due to go to University in September he's saved around £2,000 for this already.
"He is absolutely and completely f***ing livid about this situation. Things are really, really tough for us at the moment if that makes any difference. Vote away, vipers."
The mum's post was met with a variety of responses from fellow users, keen to share their thoughts. One said: "He's done well to save but he knows he'll need it for uni. It's not his fault you lose benefits you came to rely on. Don't punish him for it."
Another said: "He's earning a decent wage so paying board is the right thing to do. Me and DB [dear brother] both had to pay £40 per week back in 2000/2001. DM [dear mother] said if we didn't like it we could move out and see how we liked paying rent and bills. We paid the board."
A third Mumsnet user commented: "It wouldn't even occur to me to charge him TBH [to be honest]”", while
A Scots man who founded a social enterprise after losing his friend to suicide has been named in the Forbes 30 under 30 European list for social impact.
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