How much money do you give Teenage DC a month.

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Hey ! Just that really how much do you give teenagers a month and what do they use it for / expectations on what it should include ?
Asking after ds told my sister how much he got and her reaction to it.

DD15 gets £45 a month. Doesn’t have to cover any essentials- that’s spending money when she’s out with friends etc. No set chores at home as has been revising hard, but helps when asked.

Dd13 and Ds15 both get £25 per month and then £7.50 per hour for whatever cleaning / gardening jobs they do - they usually do at least 1 hour per week in the absence of my cleaner. Not sure I'll go back to having a cleaner as it seems to be working ... for the moment! I pay it direct into their Lloyds bank accounts

I don't unless they need money for something and I can afford it.
I do pay their phone bills though, as well as a spotify premium family account for us all, plus the WiFi and various TV subs that I wouldn't bother with otherwise.

17yo gets £50 a month paid into her baby bond account as she has a part-time job. When she wasn't working she got the £50. Expected to buy clothes (we buy winter coat, bras etc) and fancy toiletries. We give lunch money on top and the odd £10 here and there, especially if she's been extra helpful. The £50 to bond was to encourage saving, £200 a month when you live at home is a lot of money.

I give £10 per month ‘pocket money’ as well as paying for phones, essentials, etc. That money is theirs. I’ll sometimes give extra if they’re meeting a friend for lunch or something but I might ask them to do some jobs to earn that. 14 year old now has a job that will earn her around £80 per month.

When DD2 starts college she'll get something like £100 per month, which will need to cover lunches & incidentals but not travel.

She will also get free driving lessons from DH and we will buy a car for her to practice in.

Feeling a bit mean here, kids (15 and 18) get £20 a month and we pay phone contracts on top. It’s not meant to cover anything specific though, I buy all toiletries etc. If they buy clothes I transfer the extra money if it’s reasonable and needed.

18 year old has a job so rarely needs too much extra. 15 year old also uses birthday money etc and money from selling stuff (ie £70 from selling old bike recently).

If they ask for something extra cash, I usually say yes within reason and occasionally (but bribe them to do some extra jobs).

Following, our two have had the same pocket money - £5 a week - since they were about 7 and 9, so about 4 years!) Need to raise it (possibly to £50 a month) but thinking of setting up a bank account for them so they can use their own card. It would be for video game purchases, treats from the shop (we just give them £2-3 each time at the moment, which adds up!), etc. We pay for phones and clothes and everything. Interested to know what bank accounts people use and need to be able to link the card to online purchases.

We give £8 a week to 14 year old DD. I pay for clothes that are needed, school supplies, basic toiletries etc and occasional money for if she goes out with a friend to encourage this as she doesn’t often go out. Also pay for phone contract of £10 a month but this is sim only and the iPhone she wanted, she saved hard for with birthday and Xmas money from relatives and pocket money added into the total.

Ds (17) gets £35 a week to include lunches, I pay his phone. Dd (14) gets £20 lunches are separate. My teenage years were marred by a lack of funds, I got a saturday job at 14. Didn't want thag for my DCs. I work ft and think they deserve a dwcwnt amount of disposible income.

DS (15) gets £10 week plus his phone contract. I buy school uniform, toiletries, essential clothing, haircuts and school lunches he uses the £10 per week to pay for everything else....even before covid he was a home bod so saves pretty much all of it!
Dd (12) doesn't get anything at the moment but will once she turns 13 and will have to do the same though I will also continue to pay for her dance classes.

16 yo, £100 month. Plus basic phone contract and bus pass (needed for school, but works in holidays and weekends).

He has to buy his clothes and anything else he wants.

We have only just started this system. It used to be £30 but then we paid for clothes and bunged him a tenner or whatever when he went out. Now we've decided to give him the freedom and responsibility to choose how he allocated that money.

It's fascinating how different families work. I'm feeling very tight right now but my teens don't seem hard done by (they'd tell me!) They get everything they need, activities, mobile, clothes and £10 for any extras.

17 yo £125 a month from which phone contract is paid, clothes/make up are bought and social life is funded, started this in September when she went to college. We also give £20 a week for bus and lunch at college paid weekly to ensure she hasn’t blown it.

We pay for clothes, haircuts, phone, lunches, driving lessons as standard and then they get fun spends. Works well as don’t want them working whilst in education.

Mine all got their child benefit from 14.

They get both get money as and when they need it, but it would be £40-50 max. DS has had nothing from us for about 3 weeks. He still has birthday money in his account from July that he spends on random shit and games. DD has had about £40 in the last month. Sometimes like DS, she doesn't ask.

Mine get £20 a month, they are 10,12 and 14.
It’s just for sweets/game credit/toys etc that they want.
The older 2 have cheap phone contracts paid for by us, we buy all toiletries, all clothes etc.
Pre-covid if they were going somewhere particular with friends eg bowling or cinema I would give them extra to cover that.

14yo gets a tenner a week. I pay phone contract and basic handset, essential clothing, and stock the bathroom with basic toiletries from the supermarket. She pays tram fares, food/coffee if out without me, makeup, extra clothes, presents for people, anime, art supplies etc.

Money not linked to chores. I expect her to muck in regardless of whether she wants paying.

14yo gets £25/month, 11yo gets £10/month. We pay for their phone contracts, Netflix, Spotify, and clothes. Their pocket money is for anything else considered non-essential, eg clothes that are more expensive or they don’t actually need - eg we buy 1 winter coat (that they agree on) - if they want another one in 3 months time and this one still fits, they have to pay for it. It’s also for any chocolates/sweets, social spending, jewellery, the latest gadget/toy craze, apps/gaming. They have to pull their weight around the house - if they don’t then pocket money is reduced, but it’s not paid per chore, just “do whatever is needed and what we ask you to do”.

17 and 14, they get £80 a month each. I expect rooms clean, own washing done and a dinner cooked once a week. I pay for all their haircuts, phone and toiletries. Twice a year we have a big shopping trip where I'll spend a 100 on basics like jeans, shorts, tops, shoes (they love primark)and underwear but anything outside that I expect them to buy. They help, they study, they both have part time jobs too. Having the cash gives them access to seeing friends but they understand how to budget and work for it

DS (16) gets £50 a month but we pay for his train fare to college, mobile contract and any essential clothes - his designer preferences need to be saved up for and paid by him!

DS (14) gets £25 a month and we pay for his mobile contract and clothes - luckily, he's not bothered about labels with his group of friends!

Our 14 year old DD gets £12 per week ( she walks her 8 year old DB short distance to school each day) we pay for phone contract, clothes, hair etc. I'll give her extra £s if she's going out with friends, as I'm happy to see her socialising again after a tough year.

Mine did and still get £5 a week (24 & 20). Neither needed to buy anything so their pocket money was to do with what they wanted. They both started work at 15 in a local pub with their money being for what they wanted. When the eldest went to Uni we raised it to £15 a week paid into her account so we always knew there was some money for a taxi or to go towards some shopping. They are now both working but DH still gives it to them and probably will even when they have left home and have families of their own 😅 Youngest one does pay me housekeeping as well.... Eldest hasn't started her full time job yet but will do so as well.

15 and13 yr olds. Get £15 per month, phone contracts paid and essential clothes etc. They spend on books, outings, or save for more expensive clothes/trainers etc ( we pay what I consider reasonable eg £40 trainers and they might add £30 to get ones they prefer). One chooses to walk 45 mins to snd from school to keep the £8 pw bus fare too.
They are expected to clean up, walk the dogs, etc generally.