Benefit claimants have been encouraged to check if they qualify for "consistently cheap" broadband deals. Martin Lewis says many eligible people are missing out on rates that could save hundreds of pounds per year.
A post on his Money Saving Expert blog advised that "April's hideous 14 per cent broadband price hikes have kicked in yet four million on a low income are missing out on special cheap broadband". The money guru has since shared the cheapest deals available right now, for customers whose contracts have run out.
Sharing his handy comparison tool with his fans, he also said: "We always say the way to bag cheap broadband is through short-lived promotional deals...Yet for those on a range of benefits, there are more than 10 'social tariffs', which give long-term consistently cheap prices that could save more than hundreds of pounds a year on average.
