Au Pair Pocket Money

We have updated our au pair pocket money information. This information comes from feedback that we have received from au pairs and families over the past year

Please see below


*From speaking to our families and au pairs, in families where an au pair is paid a higher rate of pocket money (€125+), their au pair usually stays longer (approx 1 year) than with families who pay a lower rate of pocket money (up to €100). 

A Standard Au Pair
A standard au pair is an au pair who works either 30 hours per week plus 2 nights babysitting (with a maximum of 1 of these to be at the weekend) or 35 hours plus 1 night babysitting per week. We recommend that a standard au pair receive €100 pocket money per week. 

Au pairs in cities usually receive more pocket money (average €100-120) than au pairs living in the country (average €80-100).

In cases where an au pair minds 3+ children or they care for more than 1 young child, the au pair will often receive more than the recommended €100 and may receive up to €140 particularly in cases where both parents work. 

Demi Au Pair
A demi au pair works for 15-25 hours per week and 1 or 2 nights babysitting. A demi au pair will receive between €50-80 per week. A demi au pair is the least popular option of all au pairs for Irish families as many families require an au pair for longer hours than a demi au pair can provide.

Au Pair Plus
This is an au pair who works for 40 hours plus 1 night of babysitting. An au pair plus receives between €130-150 per week in families with up to 2 children. In families with more than 3 children or very young children an au pair plus will often receive between €150-170 pocket money per week.

Mother's Help
A live-in mother's help will often have English as their mother tongue or will be a fluent English speaker. A mother's help can work up to 10 hours per day and does not attend English classes. They usually have good childcare experience and are aged 21+ years. They work up to 50 hours per week plus 1 night of babysitting. A mother's help will often progress to working as a live out nanny after 1 or 2 years. A mother's help will receive pocket money of €150-200 per week. Mother's helps are a very popular option for families but it can prove difficult to find a Mother's help.

Au pairing in London: visa requirements

What do I need to be an au pair in the UK?

In order to be an au pair in the UK you will need to be one of the following:
1.An EU citizen
2.An EEA or Swiss citizen
3. a British overseas territories citizen
4. a Commonwealth citizen with permission to enter or stay in the UK because at least one of your grandparents was born here eg you hold an Ancestral Visa

Au pairs from non-EU countries can apply for a UK Youth Mobility Visa if they are a citizen of one of the following countries:
Australia, Canada, Japan, Monaco and New Zealand, South Korea and Taiwan. These nationals must obtain a Youth Mobility visa in order to be an au pair and must be aged 18-30 inclusive to qualify. For details of how and where to apply visit the following UK Border Agency webpage: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas-immigration/working/tier5/youthmobilityscheme
The UK government imposes limits on the number of applicants per year who can come to the UK with a Youth Mobility visa.

For further information on visas and nationalities not covered here please refer to www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/workingintheuk/

Other requirements:
An au pair must be an unmarried person aged between 17 and 30 who is without dependants. An au pair comes to the UK to learn English and live with an English-speaking family to work as an Au Pair. Au Pairs assist with housework and take care of any children in the household. The Au Pair normally receives pocket money and lodgings and would be expected to attend an educational institute at least twice a week to gain further English language skills.

For more information about visa regulations see http://www.kangarooaupair.com/au-pair-visas-and-regulations

Au Pair Placement Service- KA Au Pair Agency

Let us do the work of finding your next au pair for you!
Kangaroo au pair are now doing an au pair placement service! With this service we will take your family's details and then send you, only the au pairs that best suit your needs. In conjunction with our partner agencies across Europe we can offer au pairs from Spain, Germany, Austria, Italy and France. Y6u will then get the opportunity to Skype/phone the au pairs who are of most interest to you.
With all our placement au pairs we will provide the following:
Criminal record check
Medical check
reference checks
au pair form
copy of drivers licence (if available)
*Placement fee €250 (including €50 registration fee) or summer au pair placement €150 (including €50 registration fee).
For more information please call Marta on 01-8870310 or see www.KAaupairagency.ie