POCKET money has increased by 29 per cent in the past year - with children receiving an average of pound;3.10 a week.
The survey of more than 1,180 children aged five to 16, by confectioners Walls, estimated that, with an additionl pound;3 gained through gifts and earning, youngsters in Britain now have a weekly spending power of pound;73 million.
Scottish parents are the most generous, paying out pound;5.35 a week, while parents in the South give pound;2.71.
