The Real Cost of Broadband online presentation

Promising Trouble

Rachel Coldicutt and Anna Dent will discuss the real cost of broadband for low income households and how it impacts on health.

As the UK cost of living crisis continues, and the evidence mounts that poorer households are being hardest hit by price rises and limited incomes, the status of home broadband as an essential household spend is under-recognised.Reliable, affordable access to the internet at home is the key to unlocking so many other aspects of life, from health to education, shopping to socialising, and finding ways to cope with the crisis such as accessing cheaper deals on goods and services. Spending patterns show that despite not being recognised officially as a utility, along with gas, electricity, water and telephones, low income households treat home broadband as an essential spend, not a nice-to-have luxury.Digital exclusion and data poverty are about more than digital skills and access to devices, which while critically important centre the individual as the site of exclusion. Efforts to tackle digital exclusion and data poverty also need to consider how the broadband market works.Join Promising Trouble&#x27;s Rachel Coldicutt and Anna Dent as they talk through our broadband affordability modelling and report in this webinar. Read the full report, factsheet and modelling <a href="https://www.promisingtrouble.net/community-connectivity" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>.We are also delighted to be joined by Grace Wyld, Research Manager at The Trussell Trust, to share insights on digital isolation and the relationship to social isolation and food bank use, and why they are calling for an Essentials Guarantee.This work is part of the Community Connectivity programme funded by <a href="https://urbanhealth.org.uk" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Impact on Urban Health</a>.

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