60% of parents can't afford a 2nd baby...

EmilyB · Feb 21, 2011 12:52PM

We had The Wright Stuff on in the background this morning and according to today's papers, 60% of parents say they can't afford to have another child. Here's the clip from the programme, although it doesn't go into details:

http://www.five.tv/shows/the-wright-stuff/clips/cant-afford-a-sprog

The article is in the Mail as far as I can gather:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1358995/British-family-shrinking-60-cent-parents-say-afford-second-child.html

So almost 2/3 of parents want a second but can't have one, according to this survey...

Discuss!

pudding_83 · Feb 21, 2011 11:40AM

well I always wanted to have two children (TTC first baby) and so has dh but recently we have discussed the possibility that we may only be able to afford one. Not just everyday living but also because I'm the main wage earner and we couldn't afford to do two lots of maternity leave. Having to save like mad for the first one!

akaladyk · Feb 21, 2011 12:52PM

I think 'working' parents find it hard to have more children due to childcare cost, if my LO went back full time it would cost over ??1000 a month........surely if this was better subsidised/monitors (not just for low income families as middle class get hit badly in lots of ways) then it would encourage people to go back.

60% of parents can't afford a 2nd baby...

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