In 2022, the additional weekly cost of bringing up a first child aged zero to one in the United Kingdom was approximately 227 pounds per week for couples, and almost 379 pounds per week for a lone parent.
Additional basic weekly costs of bringing up a first child in the United Kingdom in 2022, by age of child
Age last birthday
Couple
Lone parent
17
20.17
172.07
16
20.17
172.07
15
20.17
172.07
14
20.17
172.07
13
117.98
269.88
12
117.98
269.88
11
117.98
269.88
10
68.47
220.37
9
68.47
220.37
8
68.47
220.37
7
68.47
220.37
6
68.47
220.37
5
68.47
220.37
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Child Poverty Action Group. (December 14, 2023). Additional basic weekly costs of bringing up a first child in the United Kingdom in 2022, by age of child [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 01, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/280511/weekly-cost-of-a-couples-first-child-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Child Poverty Action Group. "Additional basic weekly costs of bringing up a first child in the United Kingdom in 2022, by age of child." Chart. December 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280511/weekly-cost-of-a-couples-first-child-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Child Poverty Action Group. (2023). Additional basic weekly costs of bringing up a first child in the United Kingdom in 2022, by age of child. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280511/weekly-cost-of-a-couples-first-child-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Child Poverty Action Group. "Additional Basic Weekly Costs of Bringing up a First Child in The United Kingdom in 2022, by Age of Child." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280511/weekly-cost-of-a-couples-first-child-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
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