These are the lists constructed by groups of parents for a minimum income standard for couples with 2 children.

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1 FAMILY TYPE: COUPLE PARENTS WITH 2 CHILDREN These are the lists constructed by groups of parents for a minimum income standard for couples with 2 children. Summary Budget area budget Food and drink Clothing and footwear Housing s Household goods and services Childcare Personal goods and services (inc health) Transport Social and cultural activities TOTAL Total excluding childcare NB In the tables on the following pages, the column headings refer to: Item: Quantity: Unit : : : Name or type of item Number of items needed (in food this could relate to individual items, e.g. cooking apples, or packs of an item, e.g. bag of apples, cartons of fruit juice) The for 1 of that item (whether an individual item or a pack) The number of weeks the item is expected to last before it needs replacing (Quantity x Unit ) divided by ( in weeks) e.g. 1 pack of fishcakes ing 80p lasting 2 weeks has a weekly of (1 x 0.80)/2 = 0.40 Couple parents with two children 1

2 Food and drink Apples, fresh Bacon Baguette Baked beans Bananas, fresh Beef Mince Bread, Best of Both Bread rolls, wholemeal Bread, wholemeal, sliced Broccoli Cabbage Carrots Cereal bars Cheese Chicken breast Chicken whole Club biscuits Cocoa powder Coffee in café Coffee, instant Coke, diet Crisps Croissants Cucumber, fresh Eggs Extra food for Christmas Fish cakes Fish fingers Frosties Frozen cod fillets in crumb Fruit cake Fruit jam Fruit juice (apple) Fruit juice (orange), various multi-packs Grapes, fresh Ham Couple parents with two children 2

3 Ice-cream Jaffa cakes Ketchup Kiwi fruit, fresh Leafy green salad Marmite Mayonnaise Melon, fresh Mixed vegetables, frozen Muesli Mushrooms Onions Oranges, fresh Pasta (shells) Pasta (spaghetti) Pasta sauce, tomato based Peach slices, tinned Peanut butter Pear, fresh Peas, frozen Penguin biscuits Peppers, fresh Picnic bar Plum, fresh Pork medallions Porridge Potatoes Raisins Reduced fat spread Rice Salt Satsumas, fresh Sausages Semi and other skimmed milk Shortcake biscuits Sweetcorn, frozen Shredded Wheat Soft drinks, concentrated Soup, tinned Steak Stir fry sauce packet Stock cubes Sugar Couple parents with two children 3

4 Sultanas Takeaway e.g. pizza Tea Tinned pasta (Ravioli) Tomatoes, canned Tomatoes, cherry, fresh Tomatoes, fresh Tuna, tinned Turkey, cooked Twix Vegetable oil Weetabix Whole milk Whole milk yoghurt Yoghurt low fat Beer (4 cans) Lager (4 cans) Wine (1 bottle) TOTAL (NB may not be equal to the sum of the shown figures due to rounding) Clothing and footwear Women's Blouses Boots Bras Cardigans Dress, everyday Dress, smart Dressing gown Flip flops Gloves Jeans Jumpers Knickers, 5 pack Nighties Sandals (1 flat, 1 heels) Shoes, heeled, for work, going out Couple parents with two children 4

5 Shoes, smart flat work shoes Shorts Skirts Slippers Socks 3pk Swimming ume Tights (annual lump sum) Tracksuit bottoms Trainers, casual Trousers, casual Trousers, smart T-shirts Vest tops Winter coat Men's Dressing gown Gloves Jacket, light summer/blazer Jeans Jumpers Pants 5pk Pyjamas Raincoat Scarf Shirts, long sleeved Shirts, short sleeved Shoes Socks 7pk Suit Sweatshirt Swimming ume Ties Tracksuit bottoms Trainers Trousers, combat T-shirts Walking boots Wellington Winter coat Woollen hat Primary School Age child's Dressing gown Jeans Jumpers Couple parents with two children 5

6 Jumpers Pants PE shorts PE swim shorts/swim ume PE tops PE t-shirts Plimsolls/trainers Polo shirts Pyjamas School shoes School socks Shorts Socks Tracksuit bottoms Trainers Trousers T-shirts Vests Waterproof coat Wellington boots Winter coat Pre school age child's Blouses Cardigans Coat (Summer) Coat (Winter) Dresses Fleeces Flip-flops Jeans Jumpers Leggings Pants Pyjamas Shoes Skirts Socks Swimming ume Tights Trainers T-shirt -short sleeved T-shirts -long sleeved Vests Wellington boots Couple parents with two children 6

7 TOTAL (NB may not be equal to the sum of the shown figures due to rounding) Housing s Contents insurance Council tax (Band B, central Loughborough) Decorating (average spent by couple with 2 children in social housing) Fuel for heating Rent on 3 bed council house, central Loughborough Water rates TOTAL (NB may not be equal to the sum of the shown figures due to rounding) Household goods and services 2 seater sofa seater sofa Baking tray Bath mat (for floor) Bed guard Bed, single Bed, single Bedside cabinet Bedside table/cabinet Bin (kitchen) Bin liner Bleach Book case Booster seat Bucket Couple parents with two children 7

8 Cake tin Carpet (child's bedroom) Carpet (child's bedroom) Carpet (hall) Carpet (living area) Carpet (parents' bedroom) Cheese grater Chest of drawers Chest of drawers Coat hooks / Coat rack Coffee table Colander Cooker Corkscrew Crockery set Cruet Curtain pole (child's bedroom) Curtain pole (child's bedroom) Curtain pole (bathroom) Curtain pole (parents' bedroom) Curtain pole (hall) Curtain pole (kitchen) Curtain rail (living area) Curtains (child's bedroom) Curtains (child's bedroom) Curtains (bathroom) Curtains (bedroom) Curtains (hall) Curtains (kitchen) Curtains/blinds (living area) Cutlery set Cutting/chopping board Dish cloths Door chain Door mat Double bed Dresser/cabinet Dressing table / Drawers Dustpan and brush Duvet cover, double Duvet covers, single Duvet, double Duvet, single Duvet, single Couple parents with two children 8

9 Egg cups Fire extinguisher Freezer bags Fridge freezer Frying pan Fuses Garden chair Garden fork Garden table Garden trowel Hand whisk Iron Ironing board Kettle Kitchen safety kit Knives (set) Lamp (child's bedroom) Lamp (bedroom) Lampshade (bedroom) Lampshade (child's bedroom) Lampshade (child's bedroom) Lampshade (dining area) Lampshade (hall) Landline telephone Landline telephone rental and call charges Lawnmower Light bulbs (energy saving) Lightshade Lightshade (kitchen) Lightshade (living area) Mattress protector, single Measuring jug Medicine cabinet Metal cutlery Microwave Mixing bowl Mobile telephone (bills) Mobile telephone (handset) Mop Mop heads Non rotary clothes line Oven gloves/cloth Pegs Couple parents with two children 9

10 Pillow Pillow Pillow cases Pillows Plastic storage box Plastic tumblers Polish Potato peeler Roasting dish Rolling pin Rubber gloves Saucepan set Scales Scissors Sewing kit Sheet, fitted double Sheets, fitted/bottom single Sheets, fitted/bottom, single Shelves Shelves Shoe polish kit Smoke alarm Smoke alarm batteries Spoons Step/stool (for kitchen) Step/stool (for toilet) Storage box (80 litre) Storage box (80 litre) Storage boxes Superglue Surface cleaner Table mats Table, dining Tea towels Tin opener Toilet brush Toilet cleaner Toilet roll holder Torch Towels, hand Towel rack/ rail Towels, bath Tray (lap tray) Tumblers Couple parents with two children 10

11 Tupperware set Utensils (set) Vacuum cleaner Vinyl flooring (bathroom) Vinyl flooring (kitchen) Wardrobe Wardrobe Washing machine Washing powder Washing up liquid Watering can Wine glasses Wooden spoon Total (NB may not be equal to the sum of the shown figures due to rounding) Childcare Babysitting Childcare for preschool child (both parents working fulltime) Childcare for primary school child (both parents working fulltime) Total (NB may not be equal to the sum of the shown figures due to rounding) Couple parents with two children 11

12 Personal goods and services, including health Alarm clock Anti histamine Antiseptic cream Bandages Calpol Cough mix Crockery, (plastic sets) Dentist Flannels Hairdressers (female parent) Hairdressers (male parent) Hairdressers (preschool primary child) Handbag, casual, work, going out Headache tablets / paracetamol Nappies (pull-ups) Nappy wipes NHS Prescriptions Optician Plasters Plastic cutlery Potty School/PE bag Tip up cup Toilet rolls Toilet seat Umbrella Watch toiletries budget for children toiletries budget for men toiletries budget for women TOTAL (NB may not be equal to the sum of the shown figures due to rounding) Couple parents with two children 12

13 Transport Bike Bike light set Bike helmet Bike lock Bike puncture repair kit Bus (parents) Bus (primary school child) Taxi Travel for summer holiday TOTAL (NB may not be equal to the sum of the shown figures due to rounding) Social and cultural activities Birthdays (household) Birthdays (other children) CD player/radio Christmas or equivalent festival Crafts (children) Digital camera DVD Freeview box General social activities (parents) General social activities (preschool) General social activities (primary) Personal Computer Photos Plants Self-catering holiday in UK for a week School activities for primary school child Toys Treats (primary) Couple parents with two children 13

14 TV TV licence TOTAL (NB may not be equal to the sum of the shown figures due to rounding) Couple parents with two children 14

NB In the tables on the following pages, the column headings refer to:

NB In the tables on the following pages, the column headings refer to: FAMILY TYPE: SINGLE WORKING AGE These are the lists constructed by groups of single working age males. NB These figures are for the single male only, whereas the budget for a single working age person