Articles Tagged: costs

Free nursery places for two-year-olds to be announced by George Osborne

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Nov 29, 2011

George Osborne is to announce the creation of more than 250,000 free nursery places for two year olds in his Autumn Statement.

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Parents spend third of income on childcare - more than any other country

By Liz Stansfield, Sep 7, 2011

Research from Save the Children and Daycare Trust shows we're spending almost a THIRD of our income just on childcare, making Britain the most expensive country to be a working parent.

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Cost of school meals set to rise in the new school year

By Liz Stansfield, Aug 30, 2011

The cost of buying a school meal will rise up to 25 per cent when schools start again next week.

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Back to School costs hitting parents hard

By Liz Stansfield, Aug 19, 2011

Getty One in three of us are worried about the cost of sending our children back to school when the new year starts in ...

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Are you a bad parent if you don't pay for university?

By Marianne Kavanagh, Mar 11, 2011

Bad parents make their 18-year-olds take out student loans. Good parents pay the tuition fees (up to £9,000 a year), ...

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Bringing up a child can cost £800 a month in Britain

By Emma Cossey, Jul 12, 2010

Bringing up a child in Britain can cost £800 per month, according to a recent report. This means it costs a staggering ...

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Cost of raising a child reaches £200,000

By Jenny Cornish, Feb 24, 2010

The average cost of bringing up a child until they are 21 has reached £200,000 for the first time, it has been ...

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