Forums Chit Chat Charging Your Child Rent Reply To: Charging Your Child Rent July 9, 2018 at 3:19 pm #364 bella 7 Posts My parents took 1/3 of my wage for the 12 months or so I lived at home after uni – and no they did not clean my room or do my washing!!! But I was often cooked for. Unbeknown to me at the time, they saved what I paid and gave it back to me when I bought my first flat.