In 2024, the additional basic costs of bringing up a child from birth to 18 years old was approximately, 165,872 pounds for couples or 186,822 pounds for a lone parent. The full cost, which includes rent and childcare, was 259,028 pounds for couples and, 290,807 for a lone parent.
Additional costs of bringing up a child from birth to 18 years old in the United Kingdom in 2024
(in GBP)
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Child Poverty Action Group. (December 4, 2024). Additional costs of bringing up a child from birth to 18 years old in the United Kingdom in 2024 (in GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/280535/weekly-cost-of-a-first-child-in-the-uk-by-couple-and-lone-parent/
Child Poverty Action Group. "Additional costs of bringing up a child from birth to 18 years old in the United Kingdom in 2024 (in GBP)." Chart. December 4, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280535/weekly-cost-of-a-first-child-in-the-uk-by-couple-and-lone-parent/
Child Poverty Action Group. (2024). Additional costs of bringing up a child from birth to 18 years old in the United Kingdom in 2024 (in GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280535/weekly-cost-of-a-first-child-in-the-uk-by-couple-and-lone-parent/
Child Poverty Action Group. "Additional Costs of Bringing up a Child from Birth to 18 Years Old in The United Kingdom in 2024 (in Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280535/weekly-cost-of-a-first-child-in-the-uk-by-couple-and-lone-parent/
Child Poverty Action Group, Additional costs of bringing up a child from birth to 18 years old in the United Kingdom in 2024 (in GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280535/weekly-cost-of-a-first-child-in-the-uk-by-couple-and-lone-parent/ (last visited January 07, 2025)
Additional costs of bringing up a child from birth to 18 years old in the United Kingdom in 2024 (in GBP) [Graph], Child Poverty Action Group, December 4, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/280535/weekly-cost-of-a-first-child-in-the-uk-by-couple-and-lone-parent/
