"I want more young people to have children."
Have you SEEN what it costs to live in Britain in 2025?

Let alone raise a family.
No wonder people aren't having kids. They can barely afford to.

Monthly breakdown:
• Rent/Mortgage: £1,300 (UK average)
• Nursery (1 child): £685/month (£158/week UK average)
• Food/groceries: £312/month (£72/week UK average)
• Energy bills: £145/month
• Transport: £344/month (£79.20/week UK average)
• Council tax: £190/month (£2,280 annually)

Total monthly costs: £3,008-£3,104
Take-home pay (£60K): £3,654/month

You have £550-£646 left.
For everything else.

Want a second child? Add another £685/month MINIMUM.
Now you're £39-£135 short every month. The situation is actually worse than your original numbers showed!

And that's before:
→ Tax burden at highest level since WWII
→ Food prices up 30.6% in just 3 years
→ Energy bills still 43% above pre-crisis levels
→ Wages barely keeping pace with inflation

The middle class - people with jobs and aspirations - are being systematically priced out of having families. It's a gamble to afford multiple children. Politicians wonder why birth rates are falling. Make it harder to afford children and people think more than twice about having more children.