This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36440161

The article has changed 6 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 1 Version 2
Pocket money: Boys get 13% more than girls, survey finds Pocket money: Boys get 13% more than girls, survey finds
(about 7 hours later)
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. Boys received 13% more weekly pocket money than girls in the past year, 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 on average children got £6.55 - the highest level since the credit crisis began in 2007.
It said the average rise had been 6%. But while parents gave boys aged between eight and 15 an average of £6.93 a week, girls got £6.16.
It means both sons and daughters have seen their pocket money reach the pre-credit crisis levels of 2007. Boys were also more likely to complain and ask for more, the survey said.
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 13% difference is up from just 2% last year, Halifax said.
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 survey found about 40% of children thought they should be given more money - with boys more likely than girls to complain and think their parents should give them a rise.
The Halifax has been conducting the study since 1987. Children are also becoming savvy savers, the research suggests, with a rise in the number of children putting cash aside up to 79% from 70% in 2015.
Almost one in eight (12%) now save all of it, up from 10% last year.
But they might be taking their lead from parents, with nine in 10 saying they encourage their children to save some of their pocket money.
'Reassuring'
The annual study - which has been compiled by Halifax since 1987 - shows that parents, on average, start giving their children pocket money between the ages of six and seven.
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, according to Halifax.