Money Box Live: Babies and Toddlers

Published: May 17, 2023, 7 a.m.

Raising children is expensive. It\u2019s estimated that it costs over \xa3200,000 to raise a child from birth to 18 in the UK.

In this podcast we hear from parents about how they're managing these costs from new-born baby necessities to nursery fees.

The experts on the panel are, Anna Stevenson, Senior Welfare Benefits Specialist at the Charity Turn2Us, and Tara Spence, the CEO of Homestart Suffolk, a community network of trained volunteers that helps families with young children.

Presenter: Felicity Hannah\nProducer: Amber Mehmood\nResearcher: Catherine Lund\nEditor: Jess Quayle

(First broadcast, 3pm Wednesday 19th April, 2023)