Social tariffs archive

Compare every UK broadband social tariff. From £12/month for people on Universal Credit, Pension Credit, JSA, ESA, Income Support. Six providers, no mid-contract rises.

Refused a broadband social tariff? The common reasons, the fix for each, a copy-paste complaint template, and the free appeal route if it comes to that.

How to apply for a broadband social tariff in three steps. What to have ready, the no-fee mid-contract switch, and the two providers that ask for more.

Only Vodafone and Hyperoptic accept PIP for a broadband social tariff. Why the others refuse it, and every route a PIP claimant still has.

Income-based JSA, income-related ESA and Income Support qualify for a broadband social tariff. Why the contribution-based versions get refused, and what to do.

On Pension Credit, Guarantee Credit qualifies you for every social tariff. Savings Credit alone is the catch, and which provider is most lenient on it.

Every social-tariff provider accepts Universal Credit, the cheapest fixed line is £12.50, and most applications are paperwork-free. How to switch in minutes.

Community Fibre Essential is a London-only full-fibre tariff at £12.50 a month for 35 Mbps, with unlimited data.

Hyperoptic Fair Fibre is full-fibre social-tariff broadband from £13 a month, with no credit check and one of the widest benefit lists in the market. The catch is the only honest catch worth caring about: you can only get it if Hyperoptic's network already reaches your building.

Sky Broadband Basics is the social tariff with a velvet rope on the door. It costs £20 a month for an average 36 Mbps, with no exit fee, but you can only have it if you are already a Sky Broadband customer. You cannot join Sky to get it.

Vodafone Essentials Broadband is a single plan now, £20 a month for speeds up to 73 Mbps. That makes it the fastest mainstream social tariff in the UK, and the one with the widest list of benefits that qualify you, PIP included.

Virgin Media runs two social tariffs. Essential is £12.50 a month for 15 Mbps, and Essential Plus is £20 a month for 54 Mbps.

BT Home Essentials is the most widely available social tariff in the UK, with three tiers from £15 a month for people on Universal Credit and other qualifying benefits.