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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
£100,420.24
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
£3,371.55
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 | Cadbury World School Trip | 22 May 202622/05/2026 | Non-Essential / Education | £25.00 | 100% | £25.00 |
| Niall | Music Lessons - Summer term | 22 May 202622/05/2026 | Non-Essential / Education | £56.00 | 100% | £56.00 |
| Jack | School lunches | 18 May 202618/05/2026 | Essential / Education | £20.00 | 100% | £20.00 |
| Jack | Share of shopping | 18 May 202618/05/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £36.00 | 25% | £9.00 |
| Niall | Share of shopping | 18 May 202618/05/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £36.00 | 15% | £5.40 |
| Niall | Swimming lessons | 18 May 202618/05/2026 | Hobbies and Interests / Swimming | £67.50 | 100% | £67.50 |
| Niall | Helping hands - extra day | 14 May 202614/05/2026 | Non-Essential / Childcare | £14.00 | 100% | £14.00 |
| Jack | LNER Azuma Lego Set | 14 May 202614/05/2026 | Hobbies and Interests / Lego | £80.00 | 50% | £40.00 |
| Niall | LNER Azuma Lego Set | 14 May 202614/05/2026 | Hobbies and Interests / Lego | £80.00 | 50% | £40.00 |
| Jack | Sektori PC | 14 May 202614/05/2026 | Hobbies and Interests / Gaming | £12.79 | 100% | £12.79 |
| Niall | Sektori switch 2 | 14 May 202614/05/2026 | Hobbies and Interests / Gaming | £13.49 | 100% | £13.49 |
| Niall | Card for Mothers birthday | 7 May 202607/05/2026 | Non-Essential / Family Birthday | £1.49 | 100% | £1.49 |
| Jack | Card for Mothers birthday | 7 May 202607/05/2026 | Non-Essential / Family Birthday | £0.99 | 100% | £0.99 |
| Niall | Rechargeable batteries, many | 7 May 202607/05/2026 | Non-Essential / Technology | £39.98 | 50% | £19.99 |
| Jack | Rechargeable batteries, many | 7 May 202607/05/2026 | Non-Essential / Technology | £39.98 | 50% | £19.99 |
| Jack | Book for Mothers Birthday | 3 May 202603/05/2026 | Non-Essential / Family Birthday | £10.99 | 100% | £10.99 |
| Niall | Book for Mothers Birthday | 3 May 202603/05/2026 | Non-Essential / Family Birthday | £9.99 | 100% | £9.99 |
| Niall | Ice cream | 1 May 202601/05/2026 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £2.00 | 100% | £2.00 |
| Niall | Ice cream | 1 May 202601/05/2026 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £2.00 | 100% | £2.00 |
| Jack | Ice cream | 1 May 202601/05/2026 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £2.75 | 100% | £2.75 |
| Niall | Helping hands - May | 28 Apr 202628/04/2026 | Essential / Clothes & Food etc. | £56.00 | 100% | £56.00 |
| Niall | Ice-cream at RSPB | 26 Apr 202626/04/2026 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £2.40 | 100% | £2.40 |
| Jack | Ice-cream at RSPB | 26 Apr 202626/04/2026 | Non-Essential / Sweet treats | £2.40 | 100% | £2.40 |
| Niall | Hot chocolate | 26 Apr 202626/04/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £5.00 | 100% | £5.00 |
| Jack | Hot chocolate | 26 Apr 202626/04/2026 | Non-Essential / Takeaways & Dining | £5.00 | 100% | £5.00 |
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 |