BT Home Essentials social tariff
BT Home Essentials
Paid by BT · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
What this pays
The published value, how it is calculated, and whether it is cash or a credit ceiling.
Email and a six-digit code, then €50 a year. No password to forget.
Who qualifies
UnlockThe 3 published rules this programme tests you against — age, income, residency, household and the rest.
What this pays and the eligibility rules are part of the paid plan. Checking how much you're owed stays free.
Where this comes from
BT Home Essentials is a low-cost broadband and phone plan for customers on Universal Credit and other means-tested benefits.
https://www.bt.com/home-essentials
Extracted from the official source, not yet re-read by a human.
Verified on 12 August 2026
Source: www.bt.com
Related reading: How to read a grant eligibility rule
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