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The cost of raising a child?
Total expenses to date
Total expenses for each child to date, select a child to see further detail.
The Blackboroughs
Summary of all expenses
£106,226.88
Expenses for current year (2026)
Sum of expenses for the current year, select to see the total for each year.
The Blackboroughs
Summary of expenses in 2026
£9,259.19
The 25 most recent expenses for both children
The table below lists the last 25 expenses we have logged for both children, to see more, select a child, any summary count or a category or subcategory.
| Child | Expense | Date | Categories | Total | Allocation | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niall | Swimming hat ans shoe covers | 12 Oct 202612/10/2026 | Hobbies and Interests / Swimming | £7.30 | 100% | £7.30 |
| Jack | Giggling squid | 11 Oct 202611/10/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £135.67 | 25% | £33.92 |
| Niall | Giggling squid | 11 Oct 202611/10/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £135.67 | 15% | £20.35 |
| Jack | Burger and chips | 10 Oct 202610/10/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £8.00 | 100% | £8.00 |
| Niall | Burger and chips | 10 Oct 202610/10/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £5.00 | 100% | £5.00 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 10 Oct 202610/10/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £205.02 | 15% | £30.75 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 10 Oct 202610/10/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £205.02 | 25% | £51.26 |
| Niall | Litter picker | 8 Oct 202608/10/2026 | Hobbies and Interests / Community projects | £7.26 | 100% | £7.26 |
| Niall | Oct After School club | 8 Oct 202608/10/2026 | Non-Essential / Childcare | £13.00 | 100% | £13.00 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 5 Oct 202605/10/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £14.20 | 25% | £3.55 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 5 Oct 202605/10/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £14.20 | 15% | £2.13 |
| Jack | Pocket money | 4 Oct 202604/10/2026 | Non-Essential / Pocket Money | £25.00 | 100% | £25.00 |
| Jack | Tracksuit bottoms x 3 | 3 Oct 202603/10/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £18.80 | 100% | £18.80 |
| Niall | Drinks with Mother and Father | 3 Oct 202603/10/2026 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £27.20 | 25% | £6.80 |
| Jack | Drinks with Mother and Father | 3 Oct 202603/10/2026 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £27.20 | 25% | £6.80 |
| Niall | Two Monkey vs Bunny | 3 Oct 202603/10/2026 | Hobbies and Interests / Literature | £19.98 | 100% | £19.98 |
| Jack | School dinners top up | 2 Oct 202602/10/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £50.00 | 100% | £50.00 |
| Jack | School dinners top up | 2 Oct 202602/10/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £50.00 | 100% | £50.00 |
| Niall | School dinners top up | 2 Oct 202602/10/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £50.00 | 100% | £50.00 |
| Jack | Shoe laces | 1 Oct 202601/10/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £11.74 | 100% | £11.74 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 1 Oct 202601/10/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £76.23 | 25% | £19.06 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 1 Oct 202601/10/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £76.23 | 25% | £19.06 |
| Jack | Deodorant pack of 6 | 26 Sep 202626/09/2026 | Essential / Grooming and Toiletries | £17.10 | 100% | £17.10 |
| Niall | Take out | 26 Sep 202626/09/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £25.89 | 15% | £3.88 |
| Jack | Take out | 26 Sep 202626/09/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £25.89 | 25% | £6.47 |
API Requests to Costs to Expect API
This page was generated using the data returned from the API requests shown below.
| # | Page section | Method | API request |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Total expenses for Jack | GET | /v3/summary/resource-types/d185Q15grY/resources/kw8gLq31VB/items |
| 2 | Total expenses for Niall | GET | /v3/summary/resource-types/d185Q15grY/resources/Eq9g6BgJL0/items |
| 3 | Current year expenses for Jack | GET | /v3/summary/resource-types/d185Q15grY/resources/kw8gLq31VB/items?year=2026 |
| 4 | Current year expenses for Niall | GET | /v3/summary/resource-types/d185Q15grY/resources/Eq9g6BgJL0/items?year=2026 |
| 5 | 25 most recent expenses | GET | /v3/resource-types/d185Q15grY/items?limit=25&include-categories=true&include-subcategories=true |