Can iTunes credit vouchers be used when family sharing?

My son recently redeemed an iTunes voucher on his account but every time he tries to purchase a song, it asks me for permission and to charge it to my account as the administrator. I have been declining because I don't want it charged to my credit card so the poor kid can't download anything even though he has $30 credit to use. He wants to use his credit but there doesn't seem to be an option to do this. Is there a simply way around this?

Hello there Latonabe,
Any account credits that are on your sons account will be used first before your card is charged, according to this article:
Family purchases and payments
After you set up your family, any time a family member initiates a new purchase it will be billed directly to your account unless that family member has gift or store credit. First, their store credit will be used to pay the partial or total bill. The remainder will bill to the family organizer's card. As the family organizer, any receipts generated by the transaction will be sent to you. Learn more about how iTunes Store purchases are billed.
THis article will show you how to check the balance of account credits on the account with your son to verify the full amount will be covered:
iTunes Gift balances
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Regards,
Sterling

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