Takeaway and TV costs rise in pandemic

BRITONS spent £78 a head on takeaways, TV and alcohol every month during 2020, with men spending 24 per cent more than women, according to the latest research from insurance broker Lifesearch.

The Lifesearch Health Wealth & Happiness Indexcan reveal that Britons spent 13% more on TV entertainment, takeaways and alcohol in 2020 than they did in 2019; a nationwide spend of more than £4 billion every month.

Almost half of Brits (49%) admitted spending more time watching TV during lockdown than in previous years – just 7% have watched less – and this was mirrored in their spending.

On average, Britons spent £13.30 a month on TV streaming –an increase of 49% – while spending on TV subscriptions such as Sky and Netflix hit £26 a head, per month.

This means Britons spent a combined total of more than £2bn per month just on TV during lockdown.

Meanwhile, spending on takeaway meals was up 19% during lockdown, to £18.80 per person, per month, a collective total of £990 million.

We also didn’t let the fact that pubs were closed halt spending on booze as this remained consistent, with just a 2% increase on 2019 – a total of£1bn every month.