If you are on Universal Credit or another benefit, check if you could save by switching to a phone and broadband ‘social’ tariff
If you get Universal Credit, your phone and broadband provider(s) may offer you a lower-cost package. Sometimes, these are called Essential’ or ‘Basic’ packages.
Depending on your supplier’s rules, you might also be able to get a social phone and broadband tariff if you get one or more of these benefits:
- Pension Credit
- Employment and Support Allowance
- Jobseeker’s Allowance
- Income Support
- Personal Independence Payment
- Attendance Allowance
To find out if you can get a social phone and broadband tariff and apply:
1
visit the Ofcom website
2
find your supplier in the list,
3
click on the link to their website to apply. Or you can call your supplier to discuss switching tariffs.
