LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM — (Marketwired) — 07/17/13 — New research for reveals that parents will spend nearly GBP 1,000 per child on childcare, days out, treats and food over the school summer holidays. For the UK-s 7.2 million children aged between 5 and 14(i), the total estimated spend for the 2013 summer holidays, excluding the actual -holiday-, is GBP 7.2 billion.
The study suggests that, despite 36% intending to go on holiday during 2013-s school summer break, on average, parents still expect to spend GBP 390 per child on childcare alone. Over half (58%), said they would rely on some days out to help make looking after the children easier and are anticipating spending nearly GBP 250 per child on entertainment and treats. The average bill for food during the holidays is expected to come in at GBP 340.
To save money, 40% of parents will rely on grandparents or other family for childcare, whilst 22% will turn to friends for help. However, 61% admit they will need to tap into their savings to cover the cost of keeping their kids entertained during the school holidays.
Other key findings from those parents surveyed showed:
Days out, entertainment and treats for the summer holiday in 2013:
Childcare:
Food (supermarket shops, treats, extra meals, feeding friends and parties):
The way parents intend to fund the additional costs of the summer holidays is varied; 61% admit they will need to raid their savings to finance summer activities, while nearly a quarter (23%) will call on their and offers to make activities cheaper and 5% will borrow from family and friends.
Richard Marriott from Nationwide comments: “It-s inevitable that when the kids are not at school, the cost of normal family life rockets. Whether it-s the price of childcare, days out, having friends over, entertainment or food, most parents will feel some impact on their pockets. Yet our research shows that despite 58% admitting to worrying about how they will be able to afford it, a third of parents only begin to plan how they will cope in the month before the schools break up and a further 25% make no plans at all.
“Putting a little money away each month into a for those extras might take some of the stress out of the school holidays and could mean you can afford to treat the children a little bit more.”
Notes to editors:
(i)Figures from ONS 2011 Census: Population and household estimates for the United Kingdom
Survey undertaken by TNS Omnibus via OnLine Bus internet omnibus survey, amongst 570 GB parents of children aged between 0-15, between 7-13th May 2013.
Nationwide is the world-s largest building society as well as the second largest provider and a top-three provider of in the UK. It is also a major provider of , , and Nationwide has around 15 million members.
Customers can manage their finances in a branch, on the telephone, internet and post. The Society has around 15,000 employees. Nationwide-s head office is in Swindon with administration centres based in Northampton, Bournemouth and Dunfermline. The Society also has a number of call centres across the UK.
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