We can't live on £50,000: Middle-class families with an enviable household income explain why they are BROKE and are forced to borrow from family, buy supermarket clothes and holiday in the UK

They have nice homes, cars and Sky TV. And with an enviable household income of more than £50,000 a year - the average UK salary is £26,500 - why not? But according to a survey, a third of middle-class families would not be able to pay an unexpected bill of £500, while 31 per cent said they'd be left in debt. 


So where does the money go? Here, four families explain why they're so broke at the end of every month. They include Michelle Taylor and her husband Alex, left, Rhiannon Stevens and Craig Harding and their three children, centre picture and Gordon and Susan Harrison, right.