The culture secretary says suppliers must do more to promote discounted rates to low-income homes.
As the cost of living rises it is "vital" that broadband firms do more to promote discounted broadband for low-income households, the government says.
It warned increases to the cost of living "will only put further pressure on those on the lowest incomes, who are already having to make stark choices between having the internet connection they need and heating their house or feeding their family". Speaking on the phone to the BBC, he says he's on the sofa wrapped in a duvet as he can't afford to turn the heating on.
The internet is an essential - Mike uses it to communicate with the job centre, among many other things. "It's good to see the government applying more pressure on firms to do more to help people move onto social tariffs, but if it still doesn't work they must consider other options." Rebecca McDonald, Senior Economist at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, told the BBC promoting social tariffs "is no substitute for meaningful action to protect peoples' incomes, as we face the biggest squeeze on living standards in generations".
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