Wessex Internet now offer a Social Tariff for full fibre to current and new customers and one for its wireless connection for existing customers.
You must be in receipt of one of the following benefits:
- Universal Credit (UC)
- Pension Credit (PC)
- Income-based Employment Support Allowance (I-ESA)
- Income Support (IS)
- Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (I-JSA)
Fuller details here: https://www.wessexinternet.com/social-tariff/
- £17.50 per month
- 35Mbps download, 15Mbps upload
- Unlimited monthly usage
- 12 month contract
Compare with BT‘s Social Tariff: the basic £15 a month plan includes average speeds of 36Mbps but you would also have to include line rental.
Ofcom offers unbiased information: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-telecoms-and-internet/advice-for-consumers/costs-and-billing/social-tariffs.
Money Saving Expert: https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/compare-broadband-deals/broadband-social-tariffs/.
Remember there are mobile phone SIM-only social tariffs also through VOXI and EE (pending).
If you a a light phone user, you might consider 1p Mobile instead.