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Roughly two-thirds of the money teens spend in a year comes from parental contributions—which suggests that household heads may be curbing allowances.

The employment allowance - the amount employers can claim back from their NI bill - rose from £5,000 to £10,500.

Ms Heathcote added: "Police staff will not tolerate being treated as second-class citizens within their own workplaces and they will take action until they receive the same £1,250 allowance as their colleagues."

While legal custody stayed with Sovann Komar and the foster mothers received a salary and allowances, they were encouraged to treat the children as their own.

The amount of money people take home in their pay packet is set to go up, as personal income tax allowances could increase by £600 to £15,200.