Pocket money for a 12yo?

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I'm sure this has been done before, but we're reviewing how much money year 7 DC1 gets. I wanted to get a feel both for what people are giving their year 7/8/9 DC, and as well, what they are expected to fund for themselves out of that money. Most of her friends are given money ad hoc, so are no useful comparison. Thanks in advance!

We give our 11yo £11 per week. Goes up £1 per week every birthday to match age

It’s just for what he wants at this age, so toys, which saves us a lot, and spends for vacations

My year 7 boy gets nothing because I pay £60 a month subs for his 3 sports. He therefore isn't expected to buy anything himself. The money he spends on non esentials is birthday/Christmas money.

£12 per month
Plus a lot of expensive activities

£239 per month 7 activity per child
But no school fees!

My 12 yr old gets £10 a week, on condition of daily chores. I put it up from £5 as her and her friends were starting to buy quite presents for each others 13th birthdays and it was getting quite expensive - so with the raise, she is expected to cover that kind of thing herself. I will pay for things like a cinema trip with friends though.

I don't give my kids pocket money, they get their phone bill paid (my eldest has a phone) and v bucks for the fortnite battle pass every season and choose what sweets they want from the shop once a week. They get a reward when they bring school awards home etc. If there is something in particular they want they just ask ( if it's pricey they earn it by doing little jobs) it will probably change when they're old enough to go to town with their friends etc but they're not old enough yet (apart from eldest but he has ASD and can't cope with going out on his own as he has no sense of danger and sensitivity to light and sound).

Thank you, this is helpful.
I was thinking about a tenner a week, with this being for any discretionary spends but not clothes. Her friends have just started to meet up in town, and I would expect her to fund (cheap) tram fare and cinema/bowling entry. I want her to have enough that she could be reasonably expected to fund all going out and non-essential purchases herself, but no so much that she doesn't have to budget and make choices IYSWIM.

£10 a week into his bank account (it's one of those Lloyds Visa ones they can't go overdrawn or do any sort of damage with). He also gets bits and bobs as he needs them, and we pay for all his clubs/activities.

However, he's very good at saving and not pissing it up the wall. The younger DS is like Zsa Zsa Gabor buying diamonique and tat every time he gets a couple of pounds from a Grandparent and I think his attitude to money will be far less sensible.

Yeah I'd say 10 per week seems fair if you can afford it. I'd also transport them/pay bus fair for when they need to get somewhere too so they'd have the full 40 for whatever they want each month.

DD1 is 11 and currently gets £11 per month. I intend to increase that once she starts secondary but not sure what to. Is £25 p/m too stingy?

£20 per month, but they spend £2.50 of that on extra phone data, so £17.50 into their account.
We buy cinema tickets etc on top of that.

Rockbird re "stinginess" - I guess as previous poster have mentioned affordability is an issue, especially if, like us, you have a younger DC who'll be demanding their fair share soon. If it's what you can afford, it definitely ain't stingy!

Also the raw figures are often different as people have different expectations as to what this should cover. For example Tentomidnight has mentioned giving £20 per month but giving some extra cash for cinema tickets, whereas if I gave £40per month I'd definitely expect not to be giving any extras at all.

None, because he doesn't really go out much, so it is easier to give him cash advance hoc. DS1(15) gets £30 per month straight into his bank, and uses his contactless card when out. But I expect him to buy himself lunch in the school holidays. Most of it goes on food.

DD gets £10 a week, which she's currently saving to buy an expensive item. In addition to this I pay for all activities, cinema trips, friends' birthday presents, days out, spending money for trips, conventions and holidays, meals out, new clothes and I also buy her lots of little treats throughout the year and a lot is spent on birthdays and Christmas. She also has a lot of money in 2 bank accounts which she uses occasionally.

She feels hard done buy because I won't get Sky TV or go to Disneyland. She's probably a little bit spoilt.

£60 per month for clothes(exc school stuff, pants socks etc or other stuff they want. We pay for going out with friends, cinema, food, school stuff, phone etc

Should read (exc school stuff, pants socks etc )

Mine gets £30 per month. We also give him a bit of money when he goes out with mates so he can buy drinks/lunch. We don't expect him to buy anything practical with his pocket money, but if he wants Nike trainers rather than Tesco ones he has to make a contribution.

Ds is 13 in a couple of weeks and gets £6 off me paid into his bank, and £2 a week cash off his grandad. I also pay his phone contract at £7 a month.