Get Online
The City of Wolverhampton is committed to ensuring all residents have access to devices, connectivity and skills to benefit from digital by getting online to improve their life chances.
If you’re not already online as you don’t have a device or connectivity, Wolves Online is a device lending scheme available to Wolverhampton residents to help you get online and stay connected. We work with a network of trusted partners and can lend chrome books or tablets and connectivity through a MiFi and Sim card. Our trusted partner network can help you get online and improve your digital skills.
Broadband
As more households have been affected by the rising cost of living and energy prices, are you struggling to pay for broadband?
If you’re on benefits, you can access cheaper broadband packages as little as £10 per month. For more information please visit, Cheaper broadband and phone packages - Ofcom or Discounted 'social tariffs' for those on certain benefits (moneysavingexpert.com)
Social Tariffs
Residents who are facing difficulties affording broadband and mobile phone bills in the cost-of-living crisis are being urged to make the most of social tariffs and get connected for less.
The tariffs, offered by most major providers, provide home broadband and mobile connectivity at reduced prices for people in receipt of certain benefits such as Universal Credit, starting from £10 a month.
Free SIM cards are also available via the National databank that are available from more than 1,700 local community across the UK.
Eligibility varies by supplier, so it is recommended you get in touch with your current provider or check out OFCOM’s resources to see whether you are eligible and what tariffs are available.
To find a databank near you visit Good Things Foundation - Improving lives through digital.
For further cost of living support visit Cost of Living Support from the City of Wolverhampton Council.
Wolves Tech Aid
Helping people get online and stay connected.
Wolves Tech Aid is a local device donation scheme based in Wolverhampton. Its aim is simple – to help people who do not have access to computers or the internet at home.
Across the city, some families and young people do not have the equipment they need to learn, work or stay connected. Wolves Tech Aid helps to change this.
Wolves Tech Aid collects unwanted technology and gives it a new life by passing it on to people who need it.
This includes:
- Computers and laptops
- Tablets
- Other digital devices
These items are cleaned, repaired where needed, and then given to people in the community so they can:
- Do school work at home
- Get online for everyday tasks
- Stay connected with others
Wolves Tech Aid may also help people get connected to the internet where needed.
Not everyone has access to the internet or a device at home.
This can make it harder to:
- Keep up with school or college work
- Apply for jobs
- Access important services
- Stay in touch with family and friends
Wolves Tech Aid helps make sure more people in Wolverhampton have the same opportunities to get online and succeed.
- People and organisations donate their old devices
- Devices are checked, cleaned and repaired
- Equipment is given to those who need it most
Some devices that cannot be used are taken apart so their parts can help fix others.
There are two main ways to support Wolves Tech Aid:
Donate a device
If you have an old laptop, computer or tablet you no longer need, you can donate it.
It does not need to be new – just in working condition with no broken screen.
Make a donation
Money donations help to:
- Clean and repair devices
- Get people connected to the internet
All funds go towards supporting the project and helping people get online.
Wolves Tech Aid is part of a wider effort across the city to support digital inclusion. Working together with local partners, it helps more people:
- Access devices
- Get online
- Build confidence using digital services
Need a device or support getting online?
Speak to one of our trusted partners in your area through Digital Wolves.
