Exact number of days Brits need to work to cover household bills this year revealed – and it’s LATER than last year [Video]

THE number of days a person needs to work just to cover their household bills arrives this week.

So-called Bills Freedom Day is on Wednesday — 59 days into the year.

It is the point when the typical worker has earned enough to cover essentials such as energy, council tax, water, internet, insurance, as well as subscription services such as Netflix and Spotify.

Experts who made the calculation suspect it is getting later in the year, as energy, mobile and broadband costs remain stubbornly high.

Bills Freedom Day was worked out using an average take-home pay of £28,245 a year.

But annual household bills total £4,561, according to website Nous.

It means it takes nearly two months before bills are covered.

The figure does not include rent or mortgage or food billsand assumes all household costs …