Kids in the north of England earn more pocket money than those down south - but are made to work for it, a study revealed yesterday.
Researchers found pampered children who live south of Birmingham can expect to pocket around £6,935.76 throughout their childhood - for doing very little.
But those who live in the north of England will earn on average £7,111.52- or £175.76 more - having put in hard graft such as washing up, vacuuming and walking the dog.
The study, commissioned by the Fayre and Square, found the average child now pockets £10.38 a week.
It also revealed that working for their cash gave children in the north a better sense of the value of money.
Fayre & Square spokeswoman Sally Wainwright said: "These are tough times for parents but it would seem that pocket money is ring fenced for most when it comes to making savings in the family finances.
"However, the most interesting part of this research for us was seeing the link between children who have to do something to earn money, actually learning the value of it.
"As a deal focused, family 'leisure' brand, we have seen firsthand how parents have sacrificed a lot during this recession, but continue to find the money for good times spent together as a family.
"Whether the kids appreciate that is another thing."
The report revealed children in the south are more likely to have their pocket money stopped if they misbehave.
Parents in the north on the other hand are much more likely to use it as a bargaining tool.
As a result, more mums and dads in the north said their children had a good grasp of the value of money and understood how much things were worth compared to those in in the south.
Worryingly, more than one in three southern parents admitted their children were 'clueless' about money.
The research also showed kids earn on average £10.38 a week in pocket money with the average child starting to receive an allowance from the age of five.
The payments then usually continue until they land a job or reach 18 - which ever happens first.
According to the survey, parents in the north were more likely to want to give their kids extra pocket money despite the fact they often find it a struggle to scrape cash together.
Most also said they negotiated the rate of pocket money with their child, while one quarter said they gave their child the same as their friends.
Younger kids are more likely to be bribed into behaving with the threat of their pocket money being stopped, whereas teenagers are less likely to be expected to work for what they earn.
More than half of parents in the south said they didn't expect their children to work for their pocket money, while less than a third of parents felt like this in the north.
Children in the north were more appreciative of the allowance they were given and less likely to ask their parents for more.
As well as pocketing an allowance on a weekly basis, millions of children also earn extra cash by completing chores around the house to help mum and dad out.
Changing the bed sheets is the best earner for kids with them being paid an average of £7.82, while vacuuming is worth £5.97 a time.
Cleaning the garden earns the average child £6.48 while simply making their bed every day earns children £6.92.
Only half of kids were happy to tidy their room without being rewarded with cash and less than a quarter would wash the family car without getting paid.
| Chore | Price |
| Cleaning the car | £5.12 |
| Tidy their room | £5.53 |
| Cleaning the garden | £6.48 |
| Vacuuming | £5.97 |
| Dusting | £6.12 |
| Make their bed every day for a week | £6.92 |
| Putting clothes away | £6.71 |
| Drying up every day for a week | £5.34 |
| Setting the table every day for a week | £6.96 |
| Sweeping | £6.92 |
| Washing up every day for a week | £5.03 |
| Help with a pet | £7.18 |
| Clearing the table every day for a week # | £7.26 |
| Putting shopping away | £7.27 |
| Hanging washing on the line | £7.37 |
| Mopping | £7.21 |
| Change the bed sheets | £7.82 |
