United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 72309
Social Tariffs: Broadband
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26 October 2022
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3 November 2022 · Answer
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3 November 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to assist people in receipt of benefits by expanding access to social tariffs offered by telecommunication companies.
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26 October 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to assist people in receipt of benefits by expanding access to social tariffs offered by telecommunication companies.
Source: Commons
3 November 2022
Answer
DWP is working with DCMS to encourage Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to expand eligibility for broadband social tariffs to all claimants in receipt of Universal Credit and other means-tested benefits. We have developed an Application Programme Interfac...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-10-26/72309
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1536403
- uk · wq-1536403 · source updated 3 November 2022