Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2024 to Question 14701 on Broadband: Social Tariffs, if she will provide a breakdown of the households on a social tariff by (a) region and (b) nation.

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology does not hold information regarding the take-up of social tariff by region and nation.

Social tariffs are low-cost, commercial products offered by telecommunications providers on a voluntary basis, as such information regarding the geographical take-up of services would be commercially and market sensitive.

Ofcom, the independent regulator of telecoms services, has a legal duty to monitor the affordability of telecommunications services and regularly publishes data on awareness and take-up of social tariffs on a UK-wide basis.