Raising children is expensive. It’s estimated that it costs over £200,000 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
Producer: Amber Mehmood
Researcher: Catherine Lund
Editor: Jess Quayle

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