You could save at least £72 a year, or over £150 per year, if you make a few simple changes
Financial experts at Money Saving Expert (MSE) have shared “Netflix hacks” that can help “cut the cost of subscribing”. On its website, the experts say that this could save you £156 annually.
Founded by Martin Lewis, the MSE team writes on its website: “Do you really need more than the cheapest Netflix plan?” You could “save up to £156 a year” by simply changing your plan. It explains: “There are three different Netflix plans in the UK, the more you pay, the more screens you can watch on simultaneously, the higher the quality you can watch in and the more devices you can download to. So, depending on the plan you’re on, there may be an easy way for you to reduce the cost.”
As of April 2025, 42% of users are on the £5.99-per-month “standard with ads” plan, according to Hub Entertainment Research. Others pay £12.99 for the standard plan or £18.99 for the premium plan.
If you don’t need extra features like watching on multiple screens at once or having Ultra HD, switching from Netflix Premium to Standard could save you £72 a year. And if you don’t mind ads, switching from Netflix’s standard (no ads) plan to its ad-supported standard plan would save you £84 a year.
Alongside these cost-cutting changes, switching from the premium to the ad-supported plan would also save you £156 a year.
It adds: “Content streams in HD on the ad-supported standard plan (same as the standard ad-free plan), though Netflix says “a few” TV shows and films aren’t available on it.”
How much is Netflix a month in the UK?
According to the official Plans and Pricing page on the official Netflix Help Center website, its Basic plan was discontinued for new users in 2023 and for existing subscribers in 2024.
The current costs at the time of writing are as follows:
- Standard with adverts: £5.99 per month
- Standard: £12.99 per month – you can add one extra member for £4.99 a month with adverts or £5.99 per month without adverts
- Premium: £18.99 per month – you can add up to two extra members for £4.99 per person, each month with adverts or £5.99 each per month without adverts
Can I share my Netflix account with someone I don’t live with?
According to the Netflix Help Center, the simple answer is no – unless you pay more. The streaming service explains: “You may not share your Netflix account outside of your household. A Netflix Household is a collection of devices connected to the internet at the main place where you watch Netflix.”
Anyone outside your household must either create their own Netflix account or be added as an extra member.
How do I add an extra member to my Netflix account?
If you have a Standard or Premium Netflix plan in eligible countries, you can share your account with someone who doesn’t live with you by adding them as an extra member.
To do this, you need to:
- Buy an extra member slot
- Invite the person to join as an extra member
The extra member must activate their account in the same country where the account owner signed up. Some overseas territories may not be supported, Netflix warns.
Extra members can’t be added to:
- Ad-supported plans
- Some partner or third-party billed plans
- Certain Netflix-included packages
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