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What your family's first year costs

This builds a first-year picture from figures we have read on the page of the authority that publishes each one. It shows every line with its source. Where no official figure exists, it says so rather than filling the gap.

Schooling

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What this figure does and does not include

It includes the government fees to get your family in and registered, twelve months of rent at the size you chose, twelve months of schooling at the type you chose, and pet import where an official fee is published. It excludes flights, the cost of shipping your household, furniture, cars, and everyday living beyond housing and schooling. Where a figure is a range at the source, the low and the high are carried through to the band, which is why the answer is a band and not a single number. The methodology sets out the whole calculation.