He was feeling pretty driven at the start of the year (we sat down and did a "kicking the shit out of 2020" plan, which he earnestly repeated to his social worker when asked about his thoughts for the year - "we tend to call that a Pathway Plan") but now he's had his universal credit through (a mighty £251 for the month, having turned 18 last summer and getting by on a bit of cash-in-hand, college bursary and a token travel allowance since then) and he feels RICH. And not so motivated. I've tried to explain that he might get that PER WEEK if he got a 'good' job (i.e. not a dodgy local shop) but he's never had so much money at one time in his life. I also need to persuade him to maybe get some new, smarter, clothes. Not sure that's top of his list.
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Is it likely to be a case of one of his mates gets job and he suddenly then realises what he's missing out on and gets his bum in gear again?
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what's he doing at college and what does he want to do?
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What are you required to do as a foster parent, outside of providing a place to stay, and presumably food, where the child is 18? Do you have to pay for clothing and other bits and bobs too?
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keep at it CC. Could he start somewhere part time say at a local garage or sainsburys?
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He is super good with money (from living below the poverty line for most of his childhood I think) which is good but also not really the reality in today's world - you can be great at not spending £251 quid but some things are going to cost a lot more than that just for an average living.
He's at college and does some shop work, but it's not minimum wage. He's looked at a couple and been for one interview, which was a huge step for him - but I am conscious he'll never be in this position (token rent, no responsibilities) again and I'd love him to capitalise on it. But then he deserves some free time too and I don't want to kill his passion with life's realities...
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