Children have received an inflation-busting rise in pocket money this year | Money News
Children got an inflation-busting rise in pocket money last year, according to new data.
Parents are giving their children a weekly average of Β£10.73, an 8% rise on the 2024 average of Β£9.92.
Data from GoHenry, a money app that helps children learn to earn, save, spend and invest, shows children earned a total of Β£195m in 2025.
Children in the South East are paid the most on average at Β£14.30, a 44.87% increase, while those in the east of England are paid the lowest at Β£8.88, a decrease on last year.
The most popular task was tidying bedrooms, for which children earned an average of Β£1.12, but the highest-earning chore was looking after plants, at Β£1.91.
When it comes to saving up those well-earned funds, holiday was the most popular savings pot in 2025.
Also making the top five were electronics, birthday, clothes and Christmas.