How do secondary school kids get pocket money these days?

[JDBridge]

Looking to see if teenagers still get cash or card

[dementedpixie]

We pay by standing order into their bank accounts

[RaingodswithZippos]

Standing order here too. £25 per month, but we pay for all school trips, clothes, books, travel costs etc in addition. DS also has a part time job.

[atticusclaw2]

GoHenry prepaid card

[JustSpeakSense]

We pay directly into their bank accounts. £25 a month, older DS has a job, he usually gives me the cash he earns and I transfer equivalent into his bank account.

[BoinkAlongQuietly]

Standing order into bank account and credit card on mobike phones.

[Blu]

Standing order into his bank account.

[BoinkAlongQuietly]

Mobile phones even.

[dementedpixie]

I wouldn't use gohenry as it's not a bank account and they charge you each month whereas a bank account is free

[Blu]

The Halifax card lets you set limits for withdrawals, where it can be used etc.

Lots of good cards specifically for U16s.

[myfavouritecolourispurple]

My nearly 14 year old has an Osper card but I am going to change his savings account to an account with a card and start putting the money in there instead. As someone pointed out above, Osper and Go Henry cards attract a fee and there is no interest. They are practical if you don't want to go through the money laundering hassles of opening or changing a bank account though.

He gets £15 on his Osper card and £10 cash each month. When we've sorted out his bank account I'll put £25 in his account each month. I also pay his mobile phone as I want him to have one. I buy his clothes but eg when he needed new football boots for school he wanted expensive ones. So I said I'd pay £25 and if he wanted the more expensive ones he had to pay the difference so that's what we did.

[Davros]

Osper, so easy to use and monitor

[nicp123]

£25 / month Direct Debit paid by my OH into child's Santander 123 Mini account which can be spend on treats, transport or going to the cinema with friends. I only pay cash if chores in or around the house are completed to a high standard. An 'Outstanding' grade or a 'top mark' in any school subject will also result in earning them cash which is then added by themselves into a separate saving account and spent around Christmas time on new gadgets or new phones.

[BackforGood]

Used notes here.

[Threeschools]

£5 per week, cash

[Drivingmadness]

£5 / week, cash

[SallyGinnamon]

Standing order into Santander accounts here too - each gets double their age per month!