How much pocket money does your 14 yr old get?

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DS gets £25 a month which has always been fine, but just recently he has started to go out occasionally with friends to the cinema, for a burger king etc. and I give him an extra £10 or so to go towards this. Just wondering if its time to up his pocket money a bit. When he's old enough I'll be encouraging him to get a part time job, but in the meantime I'm wondering what the best approach is.
Any advice gratefully received!

My almost 14 year old gets £30 a month ( more or less) with a top up if something major is happening.

Thank you.

£30, and then however much extra he can scrounge
His social life is gradually picking up.

My 15yo gets £5 per week but I buy his clothes for him and he would get a top up for going out with his mates, e.g. I would give him money for his cinema ticket and popcorn and anything above that he would have to pay for himself. He also has an Oyster card that I pay for so his train/tube fares are covered and I give him bus money if he wants to go to youth club.

I think it would be sensible to work out his approximate monthly spending and give him an allowance so that he learns to budget for himself. My son took his girlfriend out to Pizza Express for Valentines Day and he saved up to pay for it all himself which I was very impressed by.

Nearly 15 year old gets her child benefit so £20.70 a week. Her dad also gives her £20 a month However she is expected to buy her own clothes and (expensive) make up out of that.

DD likes to go out for dinner with her friends, I have limited this to twice a month - £30 and she gets £20/month for incidentals, £30/month for clothes, £10/month for phone. She's looking to get a part time job in the summer.

13yo dd and 15yo ds both get £12 per week

Mine got £20 a week at that age.

That's all really helpful thank you. @StuntNun yes this is the conclusion I'm coming to. I had the same at this age and it did help me learn to budget. We pay for his phone and all his clothes. It is a tricky age because they are too young to get a proper job but starting to go out more and therefore need more cash...

My 13 year old gets £40 a month - but he buys his lunch in town once a week which costs £3 each time, so £12 is towards that and the other £28 is his pocket money.

At his school they can go out into town every day for lunch and many kids do, but we have worked on packed lunch 3 days, canteen dinner 1 day and then just once a week going out because it’s so expensive!

He doesn’t get any extra money on a regular basis, but when he goes away to camp in the summer I will give him maybe an extra £10/£15 for spending money and he got a similar amount extra when we were on holiday at Easter.

Other than that he has to save up for things and his savings are bolstered with birthday and Christmas money

£30 a month plus her phone airtime for my 14 year old.

She babysits once or twice a month to supplement that and is desperate for a part time job once she turns 15.

I will give her extra if going out with friends and buy her major clothes and art materiels, but she buys her own make up, extra clothes and often gifts for friends or us.

I don't give 14 year old DS set pocket money, so within reason, I give him money when he needs it . He goes to his Dads every other weekend so that limits how much he goes out with friends anyway. I would guess I give him around £30 a month?

On top of this he gets a mobile contract (£25) and all clothes provided

We do buy his clothes and pay for his phone, but anything else he wants he buys himself - whether it’s food, cinema trips, books, or clothes which are extras

£5 per week. He wants a paper round but there are no vacancies & his after school music/drama activities would midwinter difficult.

He’s recently been earning an extra £2-3 by doing some cleaning for us (beyond normal daily Family tasks) suchas hiovering the entire house.

I feel a bit mean reading these replies! Definitely time to give a proper allowance.
He did try a paper round, I did it with him in fact. I have nothing but the utmost respect for teenagers who manage to do one every week! We were out for 2 1/2 hours and still didn't complete the round between us, and it was for the grand total of £13! With after school activities and homework it just wasn't realistic. Guess we'll have to wait until he is a bit older and can get a proper part time or weekend job.

Thanks everyone this has been very helpful.

No pocket money as such here, he gets money as and when he needs it, which when I look at it, it's hardly more than £30 a month. We buy his clothes as he is 14

DD (15) gets $50 a month, so around 25 pounds. We pay her phone (unlimited data) and Opal (like Oyster) card so travel is covered. If she is going out with friends we will pay for cinema ticket and food (as she will inevitably miss a meal at home) but that mainly happens in school holidays). Tbh she has benefitted from being the youngest child by quite a few years so she does pretty well but I am expecting her to get a part time job by the time she is 16. Not because we can't afford to give her money but because we want her to learn the value of it and to learn how to manage money.

My DDs both have had jobs since 13. We give them £10 a month + £10 for phone contract.

Both earn 40-50 a week for 5 hours in a local cafe. Which has meant they’ve done loads of stuff themselves.

None because I pay their mobile phone bills. They don’t clean their rooms or do anything, so they don’t get rewarded with pocket money, pay their phone bills to let them know if I’m late in from work and to keep me updated on what they are doing ie going to friends house..apart from that they don’t get another cent off me until they clean up

Dd is almost 14 and gets £40 a month from us. She also does a Sat paper round (which I help a bit with!) for about £30 a month. We pay phone and train pass on top of that.

She’s supposed to buy all her clothes (not coats, underwear or uniform) and make up, presents, going out, music etc. She struggles to be honest - partly because she has to buy presents for about 15 friends - so I do help with that. I can’t work out whether to give her more, but we can’t really afford it. Although if I’m helping out anyway it’s still costing us! Tricky ... she was also desperate for singing lessons so we’ve said yes, but that’s another £40 a month.

She seems to cost a fortune but then ds (11) barely asks for anything except sweets so it evens out!!

Mine has a job so he has plenty of expendable income. I pay £20 towards his phone bill/month. If he asks me for any more (rarely) I give it to him because he usually pays his own way, which is bloody brilliant and saves me a fortune.

I had no idea kids this age got so much pocket money. My (just turned) 15 yr old DS gets £3 a week but I pay for his clothes, phone, train pass. He rarely goes anywhere that costs money (usually plays sports or cycles) when he goes out to cinema etc I give him money for that.

DfD gets £40pm, plus £30 clothing allowance paid quarterly, plus £10 phone, plus £20 into savings. I also pay her train fares, dance fees and activities through Guides.

However, she is in care, and this is what the LA require.

She will not receive pocket money after she turns 16 and I will expect her to get a job. Her clothing, savings and phone allowance will remain, but the £40 a month will be saved for driving lessons.

I think you have to consider what you give the kids pocket money FOR....and how far it can stretch in your part of the world. It should be enough to go for the occasional movie, some make up, a burger. Movies are £10; a burger meal around £6, throw in some mascara, some sweets and maybe another activity like swimming or bowling and the money is all gone.