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| Pocket money: Boys get 13% more than girls, survey finds | Pocket money: Boys get 13% more than girls, survey finds |
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| Parents gave boys 13% more pocket money every week than girls in the past year with the gender gap growing from 2% the year before, a survey suggests. | Parents gave boys 13% more pocket money every week than girls in the past year with the gender gap growing from 2% the year before, a survey suggests. |
| Halifax's annual pocket money survey, which involved more than 1,200 children and 575 parents, found boys between eight and 15 received an average of £6.93 a week, with girls getting £6.16. | Halifax's annual pocket money survey, which involved more than 1,200 children and 575 parents, found boys between eight and 15 received an average of £6.93 a week, with girls getting £6.16. |
| It said the average rise had been 6%. | |
| It means both sons and daughters have seen their pocket money reach the pre-credit crisis levels of 2007. | It means both sons and daughters have seen their pocket money reach the pre-credit crisis levels of 2007. |
| The Halifax also said there had been an increase in the number of children in receipt of the traditional small personal allowance, from 78% to 81%. | The Halifax also said there had been an increase in the number of children in receipt of the traditional small personal allowance, from 78% to 81%. |
| Perhaps not surprisingly, the survey also found the traditional dissatisfaction with the handout with about 40% of children saying they should be given more. | Perhaps not surprisingly, the survey also found the traditional dissatisfaction with the handout with about 40% of children saying they should be given more. |
| The Halifax has been conducting the study since 1987. | The Halifax has been conducting the study since 1987. |
| Giles Martin, head of Halifax Savings, said: "It's reassuring to see that the average weekly amount has reached a nine-year high. | Giles Martin, head of Halifax Savings, said: "It's reassuring to see that the average weekly amount has reached a nine-year high. |
| "It's likely it'll be a few more years until we reach the dizzy heights of £8.37 in 2005 though, when we saw the highest average pocket money since our records began." | "It's likely it'll be a few more years until we reach the dizzy heights of £8.37 in 2005 though, when we saw the highest average pocket money since our records began." |
| London children receive the highest amount of pocket money with youngsters in East Anglia getting the least. | London children receive the highest amount of pocket money with youngsters in East Anglia getting the least. |