I can't afford to live?

You're also very confused! There is a national minimum wage for people of your age and you should be getting at least that.

Quitting your second job because you were 'taxed so much on it it wasn't worth doing' is nonsense. You can earn £9,440 in the current tax year before you have to pay any tax, so sounds as if you were on the wrong code.

Rather than continuing to see yourself as some sort of victim, sort out your priorities. Few teenagers/twenty-somethings can afford their own place, shared or otherwise. If moving out is top of the list, get a job which includes accommodation - live in hotel or bar staff, mother's help, au pair or whatever.

You do sound a bit down in the dumps.

On the positive side you have shown a work ethic and have completed a course which will both help when put on your CV.

If you are working full time 35 hours you will be earning at least £171.25 per week which should allow you a room in a house share.

You say you have money saved. Can you print off a couple of hundred copies of your CV and go and stay at a friends house for a couple of weeks and find a new job in a shop or pub working full time. Then get yourself into a house share.

Things will still be tight to start with but then you can start looking for better paid jobs.

If you're working full time, then the NMW for your age is £4.98 per hour, which works out at

around £175 a week, so see if your tax code is correct

My son and his mate share a flat and earn less than you

My son and his mate share the rent and all the bills and they manage

So think about a mate who will share a 2 bed flat with you

If that fails, well the only thing you can do is look for a better paid job, or another evening or part time

job, and that will get you more income

Its no good blaming your parents or the govt.

The only way you change things is by you taking control.

Go and visit Huddesfield and hand your CV into hotels,shops,offices etc,be pro active.

We know its hard to find work and you will have to do hundreds of applications that's just the way it is.

Once you found something you can then look for a room in a shared house.

Life may not be perfect its one of the things we have to work on,and you are still very young.

Onwards and Upwards

Sadly , this is the reality for the majority of people...you just need to keep saving ...or get yourself any old cheap car and hit the road and take your chances...you could travel around working casually at festivals during the Summer.

Consider seeing the doctor for a low strength prescription of anti-depressants.

Consider doing an Open University degree, this wouldn't cost you much on your income...or get a copy of "The Lady" and look for a live-in nannying job in another part of the country.

Could you perhaps look into shared housing? I live with a housemate but when I first moved out I lived on my own, the pressure was immense and I have found living with a housemate a lot less stressful. Also, remember the home comforts you receive while your at home, don't take them for granted. I moved out at a very early age and struggled like hell before eventually having to move back in with my parents to get myself back on my feet, which was, I felt, humiliating as I had failed living in the 'big wide world' on my own.

Remember that even if you do move out anticipating going out all the time, you probably won't be able to afford it, it's that simple. However, good luck with whatever you decide and I assure you, once you learn how to manage the extra expenses and responsibility, it is good fun living with a mate.

I'm in a specialized technical field and it pays alright. I have my own apartment and I pay all of my own bills including a car payment. Budgeting and not living beyond my means helps. A lot of people have to work more than 1 job and have roommates to make ends meet. A lot of people also have high paying jobs. Los Angeles and California are quickly becoming a place of haves and have-nots. The middle class is moving out of the state.

Not all shared accommodation is for students. My daughter shared a house in Meanwood Leeds with a shop worker ,2 call centre staff and a bank clerk.

Use the skills you have and look for work in a hotel in Leeds theres quite a lot of them.Search spareroom/gumtree for a room .And then when you're established in the city then start looking for a job that interests you.

Its up to you to make it happen.

Investigate the availability of Housing Benefit. You should be able to rent a place and get assistance with the payments as you are on a low wage. View the link. You need to be determined to find a landlord who will accept a tenant on benefits but they are out there so don't be deterred.

I have no home and nobody will help me get one people are mean to me