Sky has become the first national connectivity provider to help their customers access cheaper broadband and mobile tariffs by signing up to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) social tariff scheme for benefit claimants.
This system makes it easier than ever for low-income families to sign up to discounted broadband which could save households as much as £180 a year compared to industry average tariffs. Introduced last summer, the UK Government scheme lets internet service providers - with claimants’ permission - ask the DWP to automatically verify their customers’ benefit entitlement.
This means people do not need to actively prove they claim benefits while on a tariff designed for those on low incomes, as they did previously, often as frequently as every month. There are numerous social tariffs on offer from Sky, BT and Virgin Media O2 for those receiving Universal Credit, Pension Credit and other means-tested benefits, with monthly broadband packages available from between £12.50 and £20.
