Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 14316

Broadband: Social Tariffs

Tabled: 30 June 2026

Answered: 6 July 2026

Named Day

Question

Mr Gregory Campbell

Democratic Unionist Party — East Londonderry

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate she has made of the change in public awareness of, and take-up of, broadband and mobile social tariffs between December 2023 and December 2025.

Answer

Kanishka Narayan

There are around 30 social tariff offers currently available to eligible consumers, however, Ofcom data shows that the take up remains relatively low: increasing from 380,000 households in September 2023 to 532,000 by June 2025. Due to an expansion in the...

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