Virgin Media social tariff: prices and who qualifies
Virgin Media sells 2 social tariffs and the cheapest is Essential Broadband at £12.50 a month, rolling 30-day contract, for households on: Universal Credit, Pension Credit, Income Support, income-based Jobseeker's Allowance, income-based Employment and Support Allowance, read from Virgin Media's own page on 2026-11-06.
A social tariff is a cheaper plan sold only to households receiving named benefits. Each row quotes the provider's page: the price, the speed, the benefits it names and who may apply.
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UK broadband · read from each provider's own page on 2026-11-06, with the page linked on each row.
1.Virgin Media · Essential Broadband£12.50 a month, rolling 30-day contract15/2 Mbps (average download speed) · for households on: Universal Credit, Pension Credit, Income Support, income-based Jobseeker's Allowance, income-based Employment and Support Allowance · new or existing account holders who pass an eligibility check with the Department for Work and Pensions, repeated every 12 months · the page says the monthly cost rises to the standard price if you stop receiving the benefit; free setupGo to Virgin Media- 2.Virgin Media · Essential Broadband Plus£20.00 a month, rolling 30-day contract54/5 Mbps (average download speed) · for households on: Universal Credit, Pension Credit, Income Support, income-based Jobseeker's Allowance, income-based Employment and Support Allowance · new or existing account holders who pass an eligibility check with the Department for Work and Pensions, repeated every 12 months · the page says the monthly cost rises to the standard price if you stop receiving the benefit; free setupthe same price with 150+ TV channels on their Stream box is sold as Essential Broadband Plus with FlexGo to Virgin Media
Related questions
- Who can get a Virgin Media social tariff?
- Essential Broadband: for households on: Universal Credit, Pension Credit, Income Support, income-based Jobseeker's Allowance, income-based Employment and Support Allowance; Essential Broadband Plus: for households on: Universal Credit, Pension Credit, Income Support, income-based Jobseeker's Allowance, income-based Employment and Support Allowance. The provider checks the claim when you apply.
Where this comes from
Dated 2026-11-06. Nothing is estimated beyond arithmetic the page names, and no provider pays to appear.