Children have received an inflation-busting rise in pocket money this year

Children have received an inflation-busting rise in pocket money this year

Parents gave their children more pocket money over the last year. In one region, the rise was particularly pronounced.

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Children got an inflation-busting rise in pocket money last year, according to new data. Parents are giving their children a weekly average of £10.73, an 8% rise on the 2024 average of £9.92. Data from GoHenry, a money app that helps children learn to earn, save, spend and invest, shows children earned a total of £195m in 2025. Children in the South East are paid the most on average at £14.30, a 44.87% increase, while those in the east of Engla…