Child benefit opinions

[chookiet]

Is child benefit enough to raise a child on?

How much does your child cost you per week on average? (Not including food or increase in bills, please include ages!)

£20 ish pw - might cover nappies and baby food/formula early on. But not clothing, toys, equipment, childcare, activities ...

No, of course it's not enough. Does anyone think it's meant to be?

Lol no .

Why do you not want to include food for the cost of raising a child? They have to eat.

Of course child benefit is not enough to cover the cost of a child but it’s not suppose to.

How can you calculate the cost of a child? A bigger house, increased fuel bills, driving them about, clothes, furniture, hobbies, haircuts, presents, bottles of calpol........I could go on forever.

I've no idea what the bare minimum to give a child the essentials of life is if that is what you are looking for but a lot more than £20 per week.

Why would it be enough to raise a child on? That's an absurd idea.

Child benefit would cover less than one day of childcare per week (in some areas it would stretch to about one day per month!).

Child benefit covers a bus ticket to high school, a £10 sim only deal and £5 per week pocket money.