Virgin Media Essential Broadband social tariff
Virgin Media Essential Broadband
Paid by Virgin Media O2 · 🇬🇧 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
Essential broadband is Virgin Media's social tariff: low-cost broadband for customers receiving Universal Credit and certain other benefits.
https://www.virginmedia.com/broadband/low-income-families
Extracted from the official source, not yet re-read by a human.
Verified on 12 August 2026
Source: www.virginmedia.com
Related reading: How to read a grant eligibility rule
Other income support in United Kingdom
27 more programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.