With the upcoming arrival of the Royal baby John Hyde, sales and marketing director at Legal & General Life Insurance reveals first time parents underestimate the cost of raising a child by 59%*: |
“Few new parents consider how much it is to raise a child beyond the initial costs of nappies, clothes and childcare. While on average new mums expect the cost of raising a child to be £5,400 a year, in reality it is 59% more, amounting to £8,580 a year*.The average cost of raising a child to the age of 18 is now £154,440; a 15% increase from 2011 and three times the amount of 2001*. The fragile economy coupled with current levels of inflation mean that it’s more and more expensive to raise our children. Therefore it is vital that new parents are fully aware of the potential costs so they can make sure they have an adequate financial plan in place for their family.
Although unpalatable, it is also important for parents to plan for the worst by having a will and protection cover otherwise, your loved ones may not be left as financially secure as you would like. Most parents say* that their top financial priority is to ensure their children are looked after if they are unable to take care of them because of illness or death. However, Legal & General recently found that only 31%* of the parents we surveyed currently have a will – even though 73%* said that they felt in control of their finances.” |
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