In 2023, the additional basic costs of bringing up a child from birth to 18 years old was approximately 76,178 pounds for couples or 122,411 pounds for a lone parent. The full cost, which includes rent and childcare, was 166,218 pounds for couples and 220,354 for a lone parent.
Additional costs of bringing up a child from birth to 18 years old in the United Kingdom in 2023
(in GBP)
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Child Poverty Action Group. (December 14, 2023). Additional costs of bringing up a child from birth to 18 years old in the United Kingdom in 2023 (in GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, 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 2023 (in GBP)." Chart. December 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 03, 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. (2023). Additional costs of bringing up a child from birth to 18 years old in the United Kingdom in 2023 (in GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 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 2023 (in Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Dec 2023, 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 2023 (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 December 03, 2024)
Additional costs of bringing up a child from birth to 18 years old in the United Kingdom in 2023 (in GBP) [Graph], Child Poverty Action Group, December 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/280535/weekly-cost-of-a-first-child-in-the-uk-by-couple-and-lone-parent/
