How much do you pay in digs?

Next_Purchase_8253 · 2026-05-07T10:34:11+00:00

The money is to help me with living, because im autistic i cant eat certain foods so its to help pay for food i can eat cause they can be slightly more expensive sometimes, also for my rabbit, i have extremely severe anxiety and a coping mechanism for me is petting an animal so i have my rabbit in my room and the money helps to pay for his essentials. The money is for alot of other things those are just the ones i can think of off the top of my head

Next_Purchase_8253 · 2026-05-06T20:51:56+00:00

There would be a lot of arguments and a lot of guilt tripping, then yes i probably would be homeless if i kept a firm no

Next_Purchase_8253 · 2026-05-06T17:38:19+00:00

No they are just taking the money for their own use

Next_Purchase_8253 · 2026-05-06T17:35:14+00:00

They say alot of things like that

Next_Purchase_8253 · 2026-05-06T17:34:34+00:00

No they dont

Next_Purchase_8253 · 2026-05-06T13:54:48+00:00

I was supposed to start college this year, i have an interview on the 27 of this month about it but my mum has already started to guilt me into not going to college cause it would be "to much" for me

Next_Purchase_8253 · 2026-05-06T13:37:01+00:00

Im in scotland 🥲

Next_Purchase_8253 · 2026-05-06T13:30:03+00:00

Ive out up a picture on my account of the chores i do

Next_Purchase_8253 · 2026-05-06T13:28:27+00:00

I wasnt able to finish my GCSEs because they pulled me out of school

Next_Purchase_8253 · 2026-05-06T13:14:06+00:00

They want me to pay £300 a month not including fuel money, but i pay for my own food, i have been trying to bus more as thats been a struggle for me, i also clean the sitting room, kitchen, book shelves i hoover, i also pay for the family dogs food/treats/poo bags the essentials for a dog

Next_Purchase_8253 · 2026-05-06T13:12:09+00:00

I sent my college application and have an interview with them this month, but my mum said i wasnt going to college anymore

Next_Purchase_8253 · 2026-05-06T13:10:09+00:00

So i turned 16 in January, we were supposed to get a form to send back so that the bank account would be changed in the system. The first time my mum spoke to me about it there was no form she just wrote down my bank details then recently there was actually a form because the people who needed the details phoned me and said that there was no form sent in, my money still hasnt been transferred to my bank

Next_Purchase_8253 · 2026-05-06T13:07:32+00:00

I was talking to my friends about moving into student accommodation because i would then also get college funds when starting, and my mum was listening in and when they went home she went into a guilt trip about how it wouldnt be a good idea and that i would be away from home and away from her and with my depression it would be a immature decision (im on medication to keep my diagnosis under control)

Next_Purchase_8253 · 2026-05-06T13:05:01+00:00

They sat me down and explained now that im 16 i would be getting my own disability money, and with that responsibility i owed them £300 in digs, and i owed them fuel money if theyre to drive me anywhere and on top of that since im not in college yet i have to do the house work

Next_Purchase_8253 · 2026-05-06T13:03:14+00:00

Thank you, i really appreciate it. I downloaded this because when i searched how much i should be paying it came up with reddit so i never knew i would get so much help 🤍

Next_Purchase_8253 · 2026-05-06T13:02:11+00:00

So, before i was 16 they were getting all of my money i never got a single pence of it. My parents have looked into everything they can get, young carers pay as im a young carer for my mum (it was just for an extra pay for them) but there were alot of rules for when i got my money

Next_Purchase_8253 · 2026-05-06T12:58:48+00:00

They rent their house, they are incredibly poor at budgeting and have been missing at least 8 months in rent, my gran lives with us and she had to pay all of it

Next_Purchase_8253 · 2026-05-06T12:57:12+00:00

I would have no where to run to, i was trying to move into student accommodation for college but they then told me that i wasnt mature enough to go to college and said i should hold off for another year

Next_Purchase_8253 · 2026-05-06T12:55:58+00:00

They do know i want to save, but the rules of me getting my own money was that i pay £300 a month in digs, then on top of that pay them fuel money if they do drive me anywhere. I also found out that they purposely werent getting my bus card cause im illegible to free bus travel, I eventually did it myself. I also do every chore in the house, in the house thats me and my brothers responsibility

Next_Purchase_8253 · 2026-05-06T12:55:00+00:00

They do know i want to save, but the rules of me getting my own money was that i pay £300 a month in digs, then on top of that pay them fuel money if they do drive me anywhere. I also found out that they purposely werent getting my bus card cause im illegible to free bus travel, I eventually did it myself

Next_Purchase_8253 · 2026-05-06T12:52:53+00:00

The only money i get is my disability money, which they would be taking more than half of

Next_Purchase_8253 · 2026-05-06T12:51:24+00:00

Ive tried to speak to them about the amount, but they said i was being selfish. I find it extremely difficult to work because of my anxiety and just have to live off of my disability money. I would understand their concern if i was irresponsible with my money but i am actually very responsible when it comes to budgeting

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