Fathers: Work for your pocket money

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child's hand with coins
child's hand with coins

Fathers are more likely than mothers to make their children "work" for their pocket money by setting them household chores, a study has suggested.

Parents living in Scotland, the North East and Yorkshire also tend to be more inclined towards encouraging their offspring to earn their spending money through housework, with around one in four people in these regions saying they did this, Halifax found.

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