Parents With TEN Children Spend £1K-a-Month On Food, Live In Two Three-Bedroom Homes And Have So Man
- Dollarbabe
- Nov 2, 2017
- 2 min read
Parents Louise and Clive Andrews, from Lincolnshire, have 10 children under 17
They need so much space they live in two connected three-bedroom houses
Their weekly food shop includes 15 pints of milk and 12 loaves of bread
Despite the costs and the stress the couple still want to try for baby number 11
Louise is a part-time cleaner, while Clive, 50, is a stay-at-home dad
Parents everywhere know the struggle of getting their children ready for school.
So spare a thought for Clive and Louise Andrews, from Lincolnshire, who face a daily battle to get their 10 children out the door in the morning.
The couple, who have three girls and seven boys aged between five months and 17, need so much space that they live in two connected three-bedroom homes in Lincolnshire - and have so many clothes they use an entire bedroom as a wardrobe.
Part-time cleaner Louise, 34, and stay-at-home dad Clive, 50, opened up about what it takes to keep their busy household running in last night's episode of Big Family Values: More Kids than Cash.
They have to forgo family holidays in order to afford their £1,000-a-month food bill and need two cars to go on any day out. But despite the financial demands - and the accompanying stress - the couple insist they still want to try for baby number 11.
It's not clear whether the family claim state benefits, but Clive and Louise would be eligible to claim Child Tax Credit for at least nine out of their 10 children, as they are 16 or younger.
Super-sized family: Clive and Louise Andrews, from Lincolnshire, have 10 children aged between 17 (Bradley, far right) and five months (Kegan, in his mothers' arms)
Walk-in wardrobe: Louise and Clive have sacrificed one of their six bedrooms and transformed it into a walk-in wardrobe, pictured, with each of their 10 children's clothes on a separate rack.
Stocking up: Just some of the bags that are dropped off by a delivery driver at the Lincolnshire home. The family spend £1,000-a-month on food, more than twice the national average.
Bulk buying: Just some of what the family-of-twelve will consume in a single week.
Daddy day care: Clive gave up work three months ago to care full-time for his children.
Organised: Just some of the racks in the large bedroom that serves as a walk-in wardrobe.
Treat: The family went to Skegness, pictured, where they spent £40 on a McDonald's lunch.
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-5039523/Big-Family-Values-Kids-Cash-episode.html#ixzz4xHvaJQVR
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