According to government guidelines, 16- to 19-year-olds who are estranged from parents, living away from home and in full-time non-advanced education (A-Levels or below) are entitled to £46.85 a week in income support. They are eligible as long as a third party vouches for their status, but that person does not have to be a parent due to the likely difficult nature of the relationship. But Gary Vaux, who trains Connexions staff on the benefits system and is...