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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Greg Marsh

Now is the time to end high broadband prices for hard-up households

Reading the latest data from Ofcom is sobering. Nearly a third  of UK households (8 million) – double last year’s 15% – are having problems paying their phone, broadband and TV bills. And evidence is mounting that UK households are starting to fall behind.

The picture is toughest of all for those who depend on Universal Credit to make ends meet – some 1 million or so households in London alone.

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