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Originally Posted by col d
Parent have to get means tested till their kids are 24, unless they can prove they have no contact with them. But i dont think there is any legal responsibility to pay for them or house them.
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Which is where there can be issues. Parents get means tested and told to contribute. They don't so the student has a shortfall in the funding he / she is assessed to need.
Ok so parents could reasonably say their kid is an adult at 18 and should be able to pay their own way. Some might say the choice of getting further education or earning a living is the kid's choice, why should the parent still HAVE to pay out (it should be a choice?). If the child doesn't get on well with parents and has left home then there needs to be even less legal dependance.
On the other hand, we then go through many of the arguments raised by the recent special needs eductation thread, of why the tax payer should have to support the student.
There's no easy answers to this. Basically if you need the money as a student, but can't lay your hands on it, your going to finish your studies up to your eyeballs in debt. Life sucks.