Pocket money on the rise
Across the UK, pocket money has hit a nine-year high with an extra 35p per week going into children's piggy banks, according to the annual pocket money survey by the Halifax.
Yorkshire and Humberside's average pocket money is £6.25, seven per cent up on last year.
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Hide AdChildren aged between eight and 15 have seen their weekly allowance go up to £6.55 per week - a 6 per cent rise from the £6.20 in 2015.
As well as being the first rise since 2013, the new pocket money level is the highest since 2007 - the year the financial crisis began.
However, despite the rise, four in ten children are unhappy with their lot with almost a quarter (23 per cent) saying their friends are better ‘paid’.
And according to the survey, boys receive 77p more than girls per week - an average of £6.93 a week versus the £6.16 girls get.
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Hide AdThe building society will also be pleased at at the savings habits of the nation’s youngsters. 79 per cent of those questioned are saving cash, compared with 70 per cent in 2015, with 12 per cent saving all of their pocket money. 90 per cent of parents said that they encourage their offspring to save some of their cash.
Regional pocket money amounts for comparison including percentage change on 2015:
London, £8.21, up 7.3 per cent
Scotland, £7.06, down 2.8 per cent
South East, £6.83, up 10.8 per cent
North West, £6.68, up 11.1 per cent
North East, £6.51, up 8.5 per cent
Wales, £6.44, up 4.4 per cent
South West, £6.36, up 13.6 per cent
West Midlands, £5.84, up 7.2 per cent
East Midlands, £5.33, down 5.5 per cent
East Anglia, £4.96, down 11.9 per cent