Millions of Sky customers will pay an extra £43 a year from April, after the telecoms giant announced a series of inflation-linked hikes.
The firm today said that the average TV and broadband customer will pay an additional £3.60 a month from April.
It comes as official figures today show the cost of living rose to another 30-year-high of 5.5% last month as prices continue to surge across the board for households.
The current rise in the cost of living has been attributed to food and clothing prices, but some utilities, namely energy, are currently at record highs.
The amount your Sky bill will change by all depends on your plan and whether you are in a contract.
The cost of Sky's Signature TV package will jump by £1 a month to £27 but receiving its other services face typical hikes of £3.60 a month.
Its box office package will jump from £11 to £12 a month, and BT Sport is also rising by £1 to £28.
Broadband customers are facing a £2.50 jump, with Sky’s essential and superfast internet packages rising to £2.750 and £30.50 a month respectively.
Sky HD customers are facing a £1 price hike as it goes from £7 to £8.
All TV and broadband changes will come into force from April 1, 2022.
Meanwhile, UK landline and mobile talk rates will increase by 2p per minute, to 22p from May 1.
Affected customers will be contacted from Wednesday and be notified by March 24.
A Sky spokesperson said: “We know price increases are never welcome so we aim to keep prices as low as possible while still delivering the content customers love, the flexibility to choose the right package, and our leading customer service.”
Last year the telecoms giant raised bills by as much as £72 a year, but the average jump was £3 a month or £36 annually.
Sky Mobile is also introducing roaming charges in the European Union, with a daily cost cap of £2.
It follows rises across the board, with TalkTalk, EE, BT, Plusnet and Vodafone all announcing inflation-linked rises of up to 9.3% from April. However, all major providers have postponed roaming changes until next year.
If you're worried about the hikes, you can get in touch with Sky to discuss your options. If you're out of a plan, this could be your opportunity to haggle a cheaper deal, or take your custom elsewhere.
Some customers may also be entitled to a cheaper plan because they receive certain benefits.
On Tuesday, telecoms regulator Ofcom warned millions of households on Universal Credit and state benefits could be missing out on a £144 saving on broadband.
Special discounted broadband packages – sometimes known as ‘social tariffs’ – are available to an estimated 4.2million households in receipt of Universal Credit.
But only 55,000 homes have taken advantage of these discounted rates so far – just 1.2% of those eligible.
That means more than 4.1million benefit recipients are missing out on an average annual broadband saving of £144 each.
Currently six broadband providers – BT, Community Fibre, G.Network, Hyperoptic, KCOM and Virgin Media O2 – offer at least one of these specially discounted deals.
These packages are priced at between £10 and £20 a month for broadband speeds ranging from 10Mbit/s to 67Mbit/s.
Switching onto a benefits-linked tariff could provide huge financial relief for eligible households.
For example, a standard commercial broadband package costs an unemployed person claiming Universal Credit an average of £27 per month – or 8.3% of their monthly disposable income.
A £15 social tariff would almost halve their broadband costs and use up 4.6% of disposable income.
Ministers have long been calling for Ofcom to introduce its own low-cost broadband tariff for the poorest families to help bridge Britain's digital divide.
The tariff would also be eligible for homes with children on free school meals, according to a campaign last year by Commons Business Select Committee chairman Darren Jones.
He said the coronavirus pandemic has highlighted unfairness in the system, with kids from well-off families able to log on for remote school lessons but children from poorer households often priced-out of lessons in lockdown because of expensive internet deals.
But Mr Jones, a former in-house lawyer at BT and who was a consumer rights solicitor in the telecoms industry before becoming an MP in 2015, said short-term fixes did not solve long-term problems.
He told the Mirror: “Temporary uplifts to mobile data and free access to certain educational websites during the lockdown are important, but temporary.
“We need a long-term solution to digital poverty in our country, especially for children who need internet access for educational purposes.
“My Bill merely highlights the powers that already exist in law to introduce a social tariff for broadband.
“It doesn’t ask for new legislation or money from the Treasury. I hope the Government will now get on and take action.”
Lindsey Fussell, at Ofcom, said: “People rely on their broadband for staying in touch, working and learning from home. But for those who are really struggling with rising bills, every penny counts.
“Special discounts can make all the difference, and too many broadband firms are failing either to promote their social tariff or to offer one at all. We expect companies to step up support for those on low incomes, and we’ll be watching their response.”
What social tariffs are available?
BT Home Essentials: £15 a month, 36Mbit/s, 700 minutes included.
Available to people on: Universal Credit, Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income-based Employment Support Allowance, Pension Credit Guarantee Credit.
BT Home Essentials 2: £20 a month, 67Mbit/s, unlimited minutes included.
Available to people on: Universal Credit, Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income-based Employment Support Allowance, Pension Credit Guarantee Credit.
Community Fibre: £10 a month, 10Mbit/s, no minutes included.
Available to people on: Universal Credit, Housing Benefit, and PIP recipients.
G.Network Essential Fibre Broadband: £15 a month, 50Mbit/s, no minutes included.
Available to people on: Universal Credit, Income Support, Pension Credits, Employment Support Allowance and Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance.
Hyperoptic Fair Fibre 50: £15 a month, 50Mbit/s, no minutes included.
Available to people on: Universal Credit, Housing Benefit, PIP, Income Support, Pension Credits, Employment Support Allowance and Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance.
Hyperoptic Fair Fibre 150, £25 a month, 150Mbit/s, no minutes included.
Available to people on: Universal Credit, Housing Benefit, PIP, Income Support, Pension Credits, Employment Support Allowance and Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance.
KCOM Full Fibre Flex: £19.99 a month, 30Mbit/s, includes 20 local calls and 60 mins to 0845/ 0870, with £10 cap each month.
Available to people on: Universal Credit zero earnings, Housing Benefit, PIP, Income Support, Pension Credits, Employment Support Allowance and Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance.
Virgin Media Essential broadband: £15 a month, 15Mbit/s speeds, no minutes included.
Available to people on: Universal Credit only.
