Cheaper broadband and phone packages \u2013 Ofcom<\/a>. Social tariffs are cheaper broadband and phone packages for people claiming Universal Credit, Pension Credit and some other benefits. Some providers call them \u2018essential\u2019 or \u2018basic\u2019 broadband.<\/p>\n If you are on a low income, out of work or receive state benefits you may be eligible for help towards your council tax or rent. The amount you receive depends on your income and circumstances. Your local council’s website<\/a> will have more information on this support.<\/p>\n The EmPower scheme<\/a> from Citizen’s Advice Devon aims to empower people in Devon to take control of their own energy usage by providing them with the knowledge, skills and resources for this to be possible. To find out more,\u00a0get in touch\u00a0with your local Citizens Advice<\/a>\u00a0and request an energy assessment.<\/p>\n As part of Devon County Council\u2019s Household Support Fund, this scheme is open to anyone living in Devon County Council’s area (not Plymouth or Torbay) and provides vouchers to add credit to your meter. The scheme is being managed by Citizens Advice Devon and you can contact any local office<\/a> for this support and to discuss your situation. In many cases they can offer additional energy advice that may actually save you far more.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Broadband and telephone Cheaper broadband and phone packages \u2013 Ofcom. Social tariffs are cheaper broadband and phone packages for people claiming Universal Credit, Pension Credit and some other benefits. Some providers call them \u2018essential\u2019 or \u2018basic\u2019 broadband. Council Tax and Housing Benefit If you are on a low income, out of work or receive state […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":748,"featured_media":0,"parent":8222,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-9183","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-31 19:47:35","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/748"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9183"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9183\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9325,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9183\/revisions\/9325"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Council Tax and Housing Benefit<\/h2>\n
Energy bills<\/h2>\n
EmPower<\/h3>\n
Fuel vouchers – Household Support Fund<\/h3>\n