teen moving away from family

[jp_2031]

Hi there, i am 16 and i am looking for advice from someone (mainly but not neccesiary from scotland). I feel this subject isnt brought up in schools much, and i was wondering for example;
How much do you need to be earning to survive
How long it gets to get a house
Council or private, which is better
Who to contact at first when moving from parents house

Information would be much apriciated
Thank you.
I apologise for spelling errors!

[meglet]

Are things at home really that bad that you feel that the only option you have is to move out? Are you sure things won't blow over?

[jp_2031]

nah im just fed up of being the slave of my father and doing everythin for him all the time... right now the situation is that i stay upstairs , and my parents stay downstairs... i never see them during the day much now anyway unless i need 2 go to the loo downstairs lol... But i feel i would like to move out yes :) -- its not just coz of the argueing, but i want to move on to the bigger picture.

[meglet]

My advice would be to think long and hard about it. The most important thing right now is your education. It gives you so many more choices in life and if you move out it will become almost impossible to continue or go into further education. I was like you at more or less your age - I just could not communicate with my mum and dad. I dropped our of my A Levels and, although it has not hindered my career, I do regret it. What job do you want to have eventually? Do you have any ambitions such as travelling? No way that's going to happen if you move out. Don't think that living on benefits will be any easier - it won't it'll be far harder.

Before you do anything, try and communicate with your dad. You say that he treats you like a slave - how so?

[Ice.Maiden]

Here's one way to sample living in the big wide world jp. Apply for a job at Butlins if you've left school or will be doing very soon.
The advantage to that, is that you'll meet lots of new people, have a job, get paid and have a roof over your head. After that, you can return home, hopefully in pocket, and then apply for other work - with proof of your experience. It costs a LOT to live decently nowadays, & because you wouldn't be able to afford to buy for a few years yet, the more qualifications & work experience you gain, the better your chances. Good luck.

[babybombo]

Hi jp I'm in Kirkintillock near Glasgow and we've got a thing here called project 101.
Its a group for 14-25 year olds providing info, advicee and support on housing.
I don't know if they only deal with East Dunbartonshire though as thats where I am but check out your local coucil and see if they've got anything like this to give you a bit of help.

Hope you get things sorted however it turns out.
xx

[katerich48]

I think you'll find that at 16 you are too young to apply for a council house... also gas and electricity...we had this recently in our local housing assoc.. and the girls mother had to sign for everything..