![]() There are strict government laws about children working. Only children over 13 can work but there are some exceptions, for example, for actors. Popular part-time jobs for teens include babysitting, delivering newspapers to houses, shop work and restaurant or café work. About 15 per cent of teenagers have a job. I get it on Saturday after I clean my bedroom.Ĭharlie, 13, from Edinburgh Part-time workĪ part-time job is an option for teenagers who don’t have pocket money or who want to earn extra money. I have to buy my own clothes with that too. The report found that many children save at least a quarter of their weekly pocket money and that more boys than girls save their money. Some fifteen- to nineteen-year-olds receive more than £100 a month. Teenagers, logically, get more money than younger children. Children in Scotland receive more than the national average and Londoners get the most. ![]() ![]() They might have to do chores to get their pocket money, helping at home with tasks like cleaning, cooking, washing up, taking out the rubbish and ironing.ĭifferent families give different amounts and the average for eight- to fifteen-year-olds in the UK is about £6 a week. A report by the Bank of Scotland interviewed over 1,000 young people in Britain and found that 77 per cent get pocket money. Most teenagers in Britain receive pocket money from their parents. What do you do with money? Do you spend it or save it? Do you keep money in a piggy bank or do you have a bank account? Do you get pocket money from your parents or do you work to earn money? Pocket money
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