Affordable connectivity What’s the problem?,Affordability and data poverty Recent research by NESTA into data poverty in Scotland found that one,access to the internet.,poverty has been defined as the situation where individuals, households or communities who cannot afford,Following our call for affordable tariffs in 2018, BT, who are under statutory obligation to provide

million people are more than 50% below the poverty line 5 million people are destitute and unable to afford,Add to this that home internet access varies considerably by household income: in 2016, 63% of households,with an income of £15,000 or less had home internet access rising to 98% in households with incomes

area are available at: https://www.scvo.scot/digital Digital Inclusion: Accessibility, Skills & Affordability,The reported high levels of internet use [1] and prevalence of smartphones in 2018 hides a deeper digital,digital inclusion is achieved where people have: The confidence and motivation to go online;An affordable,SCVO (2018) – Briefing on affordable internet Our briefing paper on the issues related to the affordability,Citizens Advice Scotland (2018) - Disconnected: Understanding Digital Inclusion and Improving Access

SCVO Brief for the House of Commons Opposition Day Debate on 17 October 2018: The Rollout of Universal,Credit 15 October 2018 Download a PDF version of this briefing Our position The Scottish Council for,In June 2018, of the 880,000 households on UC, just 20 received a split-payment.,Despite this, home internet access varies considerably by household income.,In 2016, 63% of households in Scotland with an income of £15,000 or less had home internet access rising