Pocket money for 12 year old

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How much pocket money do you give your children?
My son has £10 a week, was just wondering whether this is too much/too little.
Obviously everything is more expensive these days but it with the COL things are really tight here too.
I pay for his contract sim every month. Dinner & snack money for school. Any clothes/shoes he needs etc
He does reluctantly do some chores but annoyingly wastes majority of his money on drinks and sweets even tho I’ve encouraged him to take drinks out with him to save spending out on more.

More than that but they're in charge of budgeting and buying their own toiletries, school supplies etc.

My 11 and 13 year old get £20 a month. I stopped buying them sweets, chewing gum, etc with the weekly shop and occasional treats. I buy one soft drink a week, anything else they need to buy themselves. We also expect them to budget and buy b'day/Xmas gifts for close family. Also replace anything they break, DC1 smashed a light switch, so DH took him to the shop to buy a replacement. For the best part of the first year, they went mad with sweets and soft drinks, so much so that DH told them if they need any dentist work done, they'll have to contribute. They've cut right back now and are far more sensible.

I sort clothes, phones etc.

12 and 15 both get £30 a month. I thought that was too low before reading this thread! But can't afford any more (Gullible me being told by my daughter that her friends all get £200 a month lol)

It's not linked to chores - there is a minimum expectation for that anyway, but they can earn more by doing chores "over and above" which they generally choose not to 😂

We did their age in pounds. So would give 12yo £12. Room had to be cleaned and help expected with clearing/ laying table and loading unloading dishwasher. Clean clothes put away.

My 12yo is starting senior school in September. He won't be a boarder, but it is a boarding school. At the induction they recommended £10-15 per week for the Y9s.

Is that £12 a week or month?

I'm fairly sure when I started secondary I was given £5 a week and expected to keep myself in pens and pencils etc.

I did a Bank of England calculator which said that's the equivalent of about £10 now but £40 a month seems a lot to be giving a child. Hence I settled on £25 but I might very that ill need to increase it in time.

Nimbl is a card you control via an app that you can load with pocket money or savings and can lock or unlock the card, set daily limits, see where they've spent it, block or allow online purchases etc. It's a couple if quid a month but v good. You can also give grandparents the link so they can add money if they chose.

It's difficult, I can't really afford more than £10 per month each but everything is so expensive now that doesn't get young teens very far. It's not linked to daily chores but can earn extra for big things like mowing or car cleaning. I pay for phones and one treat when we're out but above that it's down to them.

Nearly 12yo Dts get £15 a month but I'm going to increase it to £30

£15 doesnt go very far at all anymore

Ours have always been paid weekly, they were expected to pay for meals out and socialising out of that as well.

DD is 12 and gets £5 per week added to her Rooster card. Generally it builds up as we pay for her phone, most clothes and toiletries, lunches and activities.

£40 per month for 13yo DC. Her pay day is the same as mine and I'm trying to teach her how to make it last the month. I don't give top ups. DC has a free Santander account with debit card.
All other expenses paid for by me, naturally. She helps with chores at home occasionally and cooks our meals 2-3 times per week. Pocket money is for eating out with friends, buying snacks out of school, make up, leisure etc.

@BibbleandSqwauk the Rooster card is free if you are with NatWest / Nat West group (RBS / one of the Irish banks)
Hyperjar is also free.

I think that's quite a lot. My 12yo gets £5 a week, which I thought was fairly generous.

Personally, I think £10 is a lot for an 12 year old. Especially seeing you say it gets wasted.

Dd3 got £60 per month from when she was 13. We pay her phone ( refurbished cheapy iphone and £10 per month giffgaff).
She spends it all in Primark judging by her bedroom floor. She is 15 now and will likely pick up some part time work but will all 3 of them, we will pay pocket money til they finish 6th form regardless of part time job.

I give my son per week the same as his age. So at 8 years old he gets £8 per week and when he turns 9 he will get a raise to £9.00 per week.
But on top of this I do pay for all his clothes, after school sports and things that he needs. The money is simply for him to spend or save.

My kids have all had £5/week since they were about high school age. The twins turned 15 a year ago and I upped to £7/week (eldest turned 18 and went off to Uni).

It's not conditional on certain tasks specifically, just helping out in general. I've occasionally stopped it when they are slack with things like me asking to empty dishwasher etc which focuses their minds!

All mobiles, clothes and shoes paid for but standard stuff only (super expensive stuff, new AirPods etc are Christmas / Birthdays)

I don't believe in children doing household chores... tidying their bedroom and putting their toys away yes... but not cleaning/ washing up/ emptying bins etc.
They will be doing that when they become adults.
My four Grandsons have Go Henry cards and pocket money is put on that.. they are great at saving it for anything they want .. usually games for on line .
They're don't buy sweets/ drinks etc.
Always drinks and crisps in the snack box .. but they're not usually bothered .The older two Grandsons now help around house without being asked.
They're home educated so my daughter teaches them domestic science too.. how to put a wash on and basic cooking/ baking.. she also teaches them basic DIY.. so they're prepared for when they leave home.
Kids have enough to deal with ..without being forced to do chores for money.

I have three teens who would barely lift a finger despite me and their dad working 50-60 hour weeks. They're not asked to do anything more than tidying rooms, empty dishwasher, water plants, put laundry away.

I think contributing to the running of a household (the clothes they wear, the dishes they use) isn't unreasonable. I agree I wouldn't ask them to clean toilets or map floors!

DS is 14. We don’t do pocket money as he never goes out on his own. His phone is a PAYG and he uses wifi for messaging and we top it up about once every 4 months or so.

We live in the middle of nowhere about 7 miles from the local town and I have to drive him if he goes to visit a friend, which is very rare. If DS asks for anything specific, we usually buy it for him, but he rarely asks for anything even when asked for ideas for birthday/Christmas etc.

0 unless they help around the house,garden etc then they can earn up to £15

There is no way I would buy £120 trainers because they’re Nike.

Utterly ridiculous level of consumerist branding BS that needs to stop and you’re doing him a favour to educate. I often say to mine when you’re older you’ll thank me for having saved the money you would have spent on crap and now you’ll get X instead.

12yo DD -£20 a month between me and her dad. Straight into her bank account. I also pay for her SIM card separately.

£20 a week and we pay for his phone and school lunches plus clothes . He covers any tech he wants, any bus fares, cinema, lunch out with friends. He does help with some chores around the house but we need to build on those.