IDS to Look At ‘Social Housing Broadband Tariff’ For Universal Credit

Work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith says the Government will explore a 'social housing broadband tariff' to enable those to claim the new Universal Credit online.  The Government says it’s committed to providing support for those without online access and has recently selected councils to pilot such support. However, its aspiration is for 80% of Universal Credit claims to be made online by 2017.  Recent estimates suggest nearly half of council and housing association tenants in England do not have access to the internet or have never gone online.  When asked in the Commons to explore the possibility of a 'social housing broadband tariff, Duncan Smith said this was exactly what the Government was trying to do.  Read more on the Parliament website.