Hey there, we just upgraded to a family plan and I added my cousin onto my plan, she is not able to use YouTube Premium and whenever she tries to do so, the application tells her that I (the admin) need to enable YouTube Premium/Music for the family. I have verified several times that I've already done so and followed various official guides from Google itself.

What's going on? Should we cancel our subscription? Only I can use Premium of anything and so far I am very certain its enabled for the whole family.

I'm family manager of our YouTube premium family plan. If I delete the family group, will my members face the 12-month restriction before joining another family group?

Or if I remove my members from the group, will they face the 12-month rule?

We are not able to continue the family group anymore due to the "same household" rule. Is there a way for my members to join a new plan without waiting for 12 months?

Any comments are appreciated!

I actually have a couple questions.

1. How does he share his premium with me? Apparently it allows up to 5 household members to share it.

2. Does YouTube premium also stop ads on YouTube Music or are they greedy and made it into two subscriptions?

In a significant policy shift that began quietly at the end of 2024, YouTube has restricted access to its Family Plan subscription, making it available only to accounts that meet specific eligibility criteria. As of last week, the change has been rolled out globally including major markets such as the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada with many users now finding the Family Plan option missing entirely, depending on their account’s eligibility.

According to a source at Google familiar with the matter, the new limitations are part of an effort to curb widespread abuse of the Family Plan. The subscription, originally intended for households, had been increasingly exploited by users sharing it with friends or strangers in other countries. A practice that violates YouTube’s terms of service. To address this, YouTube has begun implementing stricter account checks that determine whether the Family Plan option is displayed. Google has not publicly disclosed the exact criteria for eligibility, and the policy was initially tested in select regions before expanding globally.