This statistic shows the cost in 2019, for parents living together as a couple, of a first child in the United Kingdom (UK) from the age of 0 to 17. Figures are compared for the costs including childcare and rent/council tax and for the costs excluding childcare and rent/council tax.
Up unto the age of 13, the costs including childcare and rent/council tax are considerably higher than those without. After the age of 13, the cost including childcare and rent/council tax is roughly 17 pounds less per week. The most expensive period for parents, including childcare, is from birth to the age of 1. Excluding childcare, this period comes from age 11 to age 17.
Weekly cost of a couple's first child in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, including and excluding childcare and rent/council tax
(in GBP)
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Child Poverty Action Group. (September 4, 2019). Weekly cost of a couple's first child in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, including and excluding childcare and rent/council tax (in GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 26, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/280511/weekly-cost-of-a-couples-first-child-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Child Poverty Action Group. "Weekly cost of a couple's first child in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, including and excluding childcare and rent/council tax (in GBP)." Chart. September 4, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 26, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280511/weekly-cost-of-a-couples-first-child-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Child Poverty Action Group. (2019). Weekly cost of a couple's first child in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, including and excluding childcare and rent/council tax (in GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 26, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280511/weekly-cost-of-a-couples-first-child-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Child Poverty Action Group. "Weekly Cost of a Couple's First Child in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2019, including and excluding Childcare and Rent/Council Tax (in Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280511/weekly-cost-of-a-couples-first-child-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Child Poverty Action Group, Weekly cost of a couple's first child in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, including and excluding childcare and rent/council tax (in GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280511/weekly-cost-of-a-couples-first-child-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited February 26, 2020)
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