Moving out at 16

well basically i want to move out of home when im 16 cos my parents are constantly arguing and its really annoying
my mum also plans to move to a foreign country and take me with her as well as my sister and my dad may be moving to asia or somet too
but i really dont wanna go.. england is my life
i decided if they stay in england i might live with it and wait till uni (3 yrs!!) or if they move country im gonna live on my own
what do u guys think?
also where can i get the money from as when im 16 in september i will just be starting yr 11 so i dunno if ill be able to support myself financially

Reply 1

Chi3f

1

a job would be a start to get money.

Are you even allowed to live on your own at 16? i thought its 18

Reply 2

Love Sheep

1

My sister moved out at 17 and she's finding it really hard to cope financially.

Reply 3

*titanium*

12

Well firstly you need to think over a few important points.

How are you going to survive financialy? the only way is ot leave education after your GCSE's meaning that you will never have much money.

Secondly from what iv heard, living alone at a young age is hard, you get very lonely.

Reply 4

Nenime

You can, but its tricky...
http://england.shelter.org.uk/advice/advice-3077.cfm

Are there no relatives or friends who would be willing to take you in until you turn 18?

Reply 5

JadedHippy

11

About half of my mates did this, but this is in Scotland so it's much more common due to various factors.

To be honest though, Moving out does not cost that much, if you are not picky about accommodation and such. Many of my mates lasted the year on only the 4.2k SAAS student loan (which is what I will be doing this year). Now I earned more than that (about 5kpa) just working evenings at a retail store.

To be honest though, I think the biggest hurdle is having the right personality to move out. Some people I know managed to do it like it was second nature and loved it. Others had to be forced out kicking a screaming. You can't really control how you will take to it.

Jaded

Reply 6

Anthonyjm71

9

Never easy I know , only do it when you feel you need to!! :smile:

Reply 7

hugatree

11

Avril Lavigne did it and she's rich and succesful now. Unfortunately, this is not the case for most people, and I advise you not to. How about boarding school? :smile:

You can't just go to school somewhere in Asia...

Reply 8

u2o_uk

are your parent(s) going to support you and give you some money towards it? I moved out (for a rather different reason) when i was 16 at the end of year 11, and they're paying for my rent and some living costs, although I found myself a part-time job to support me during year 12 and 13. im at uni now so it doesnt make any difference now though.

also where are you planning to live? I homestayed at someone's house (catered in my 1st year away from home), self-catering at a different place in the 2nd year and whilst it was weird at first you get used to it pretty quickly, and i had a great fun too but at the same time you have to be careful to get on with the rest of the housemembers, otherwise you're on your way out.

you wont be able to live by yourself unless you're somehow given the house, etc. I'd recommend against it anyway since you WILL probably get lonely after a while no matter how many friends you have.

Reply 9

AlwaysAttract

I am 16 years old. I currently live at home with my parents and older brother. I have 5 siblings who have moved out, 2 of them younger than the brother I live with. I am going to college next year for 4 days a week. I have had many part time jobs before and have never been fired from them. I plan to get an evening and weekend job whilst in college. My friend is renting a flat with a friend and want's to know If I will become another flatmate. Thus I will be contributing to rent, bills, etc.
I would appreciate any advice on the matter, or advice on talking to my parents about it.

Reply when/if you have time =]

Reply 10

PlanetTea

9

Anonymous

well basically i want to move out of home when im 16 cos my parents are constantly arguing and its really annoying
my mum also plans to move to a foreign country and take me with her as well as my sister and my dad may be moving to asia or somet too
but i really dont wanna go.. england is my life
i decided if they stay in england i might live with it and wait till uni (3 yrs!!) or if they move country im gonna live on my own
what do u guys think?
also where can i get the money from as when im 16 in september i will just be starting yr 11 so i dunno if ill be able to support myself financially

You have to be mature and think it through before you leave home because otherwise you'll be accused of being childish and your decision will probably be laughed at by your parents (I was lol). Ok. You need to think about how your going to afford to live alone and stay in full time education (that would be an absolute nightmare, if it was even possible). At 16 you have no work experience and your minimum wage is s**t so unless you leave school and get lucky, you can't afford to live alone. Also, getting a landlord to agree to let a 16-year-old move in without supervision is going to be rather... er, tricky. So what I think you should do is first of all see how things pan out. It's a huge thing to move to another country, parents talking about it and then actually arranging it are two totally seperate things. If your mother did move forward with her decision to live abroad then your next option is to see if there are any family members that would be willing to let you stay with them. Approach that sort of conversation sensitively. You don't want to alienate your parents so sensibly talk to them about about it, if their horrible ignore it and stay calm. Your next step is to approach a family member. Maturally broach the subject explaining your point of view calmly. The thing is your so many steps away from having to deal with this situation that you shouldn't waste time worrying over it. For now, it's way off in the future and may fizzle out anyway.

Reply 11

pamelaa

17

Couldn't you have started your own thread? fgs!

Reply 12

superteen0987

but what if u like really need to move out, like u cannot deal with ur ****ing mum!!!!!!!!!

Reply 13

nightswatch

2

mate this is literally what i am going thru right now

Reply 14

Ben.P9

I'm sick of people not relising how bad you need to move out and yeah we know it's hard but we have to do don't say don't do it you should definitely do it or you will regret not doing it. Just do it and see what happens what could be the worst to happen

Reply 15

Tiger Rag

22

Original post by Ben.P9

I'm sick of people not relising how bad you need to move out and yeah we know it's hard but we have to do don't say don't do it you should definitely do it or you will regret not doing it. Just do it and see what happens what could be the worst to happen

You may want to check the date of this thread. it's old.

Reply 16

MatthewT3249

2

You should always start working when your 14 and planning for 16. That way if your getting around 1200£ a year you’d have around 2800£ saved up. It’s not a lot but it would do for rent for a good while, depending on what your rent cost obviously. But to cope financially you should always start working early so you have money saved up for moving out, helps a ton!

Reply 17

Anonymous #2

Original post by Anonymous

well basically i want to move out of home when im 16 cos my parents are constantly arguing and its really annoying
my mum also plans to move to a foreign country and take me with her as well as my sister and my dad may be moving to asia or somet too
but i really dont wanna go.. england is my life
i decided if they stay in england i might live with it and wait till uni (3 yrs!!) or if they move country im gonna live on my own
what do u guys think?
also where can i get the money from as when im 16 in september i will just be starting yr 11 so i dunno if ill be able to support myself financially

Crazy that you’re 28 now!! How have things changed?

Reply 18

Anonymous #3

Hiya, I’m looking at moving out at the end of year 11 - mid-August into a shared student flat. My mum will be paying the rent and some living expenses for me. I was wondering what kind of tenancy agreement you had as I’ll be viewing a place soon and I feel that many landlords/ladies aren’t keen to rent out to a 16 year old even if their parents pay. Do you remember how you worked it out? Thanks

Reply 19

Student0483646

1

The justice system is corrupt and ridiculous. It true like you said they just laugh at you because it makes it easyer for them to do nothing about it. Unfortunate. I have a similar problem and I need to get the heck outta here. Advice?

Moving out at 16

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