Fair Way To Split Rent

[sweetmkb0912]

How would you split rent in a blended family? Person a and person B share a bedroom person a has two children each of whom have their own bedrooms person b has a kid who has a room which is in the laundry room it has no closet or windows and has the washer and dryer in room with him and is only there half the month.

[Theland]

Rent divided by four and a half

[Prudie]

If a and b are in a relationship and trying to make a a family group then probably 50-50 but taking their wage differences, if they have any, into account. More importantly try to improve things for the poor kid sent to the laundry room.

[douglas9401]

Obviously the one in the laundry room should only be paying washers.

[Peter Pedant]

per room with person b's kid counting as half a room (3.5 shares)

so if the rent is £700 - divide by 3.5 ( £200 per room )

B pays half one share for their own room and half for the child
which is 200 and A who is occupying the major part of the house, £500