Cheaper broadband will be available more easily to people receiving benefits from next week. It could see people paying as little as £15 a month for services from companies such as BT, Sky and Virgin Media.
People who claim Universal Credit and other benefits can get cut-priced packages from their Internet Service Provider (ISP), but research shows that only 12 per cent of those eligible have taken up the deals. A major change next week will see the ISPs doing all the work for the customer under a Department for Work and Pensions initiative, the Express reports
From Monday, August 22, all a UK broadband user has to do is tell their ISP that they want to be considered for the cheaper deal with the provider then verifying whether they are in receipt of a relevant benefit. The new system will also simplify the process by removing the need for customers to prove their entitlement to broadband providers as regularly as every month.
