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 and connectivity lending scheme available to Wolverhampton residents to help you get online and stay connected. We work with a network of 78 trusted partners and can lend chrome books or tablets and connectivity through a MiFi and Sim card for 3 months. 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 starting at £12. 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 £12 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.
Only 5.1 per cent of those eligible across the country are signed up to a social tariff. 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.
More information about social tariffs can also be found at Get connected for less (wmca.org.uk)
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.
