Annex 3
WEEKLY COSTS OF A CHILD IN WORKING FAMILIES
Boys aged 10 and 16 years, girl aged 4
years
Local authority tenants in paid work
October 2000 prices, £ week
| Girl aged | Girl aged
| Boy aged | Boy aged
| Boy aged |
| 4 years | 4 years
| 10 years | 10 years | 16 years
|
| Average weekly | |
| | |
|
| childcare hours | 29.3* | 13.4*
| 11.5 | 3.2 | None
|
| A. Budget standard costs |
| | | |
|
| Food ** | 9.73 | 9.73
| 14.79 | 14.79 | 22.39
|
| Clothing | 6.29 | 6.29
| 7.82 | 7.82 | 8.60
|
| Personal care | 0.69 | 0.69
| 0.68 | 0.68 | 1.27
|
| Household goods | 2.93 | 2.93
| 2.93 | 2.93 | 3.38
|
| Household services | 0.14 |
0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14
| 1.08 |
| Leisure | 3.92 | 3.92
| 5.26 | 5.26 | 8.25
|
| Total budget standard costs | 23.70
| 23.70 | 31.62 | 31.62
| 44.97 |
| B. Variable costs | |
| | |
|
| Housing | 2.45 | 2.45
| 2.45 | 2.45 | 2.45
|
| Council tax | 0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00
|
| Fuel | 1.59 | 1.59
| 1.59 | 1.59 | 2.09
|
| Transport (no car) | 0.00 |
0.00 | 0.94 | 0.94
| 5.72 |
| NHS charges | 0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00
|
| Insurance/pension contributions | 0.00
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 |
| Debts/fines/maintenance orders | 0.00
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 |
| Childminding costs | 64.21 |
29.30 | 25.13 | 7.09
| 0.00 |
| Seeking work costs | 0.00 |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 |
| Pets | 0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00
|
| Alcohol | 0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00
|
| Tobacco | 0.00 | 0.00
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00
|
| Charitable donations | 0.00 |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00
| 0.71 |
| Total budget variable costs | 68.25
| 33.34 | 30.11 | 12.07
| 10.97 |
| LCA total costs A + B | 91.95
| 57.04 | 61.73 |
43.69 | 55.94 |
| | |
| | |
Note: Childcare costs are based on the median rate for England
and Wales, as reported by the National Childminding Association.
*The 4 year old spends 2.5 hours per school day in part-time
school.
** Mean values of similar children in lone mother and two
parent households.
Family Budget Unit
January 2001
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