People who are saying get cheaper phones, or internet, also don't seem to understand that during the lockdowns, those people who had done that were burning through data to homeschool.
Poor people get penalised for being poor, the amount data costs because they can't afford internet contracts, the pre pay meters and since BG decided to switch to the shitty one, that no shops seem to do and didn't tell people. It has become alot harder to get gas and electric if you top up still using a card or key. Especially if your post office one isn't working.
Its a really shitty position to be in and then you come across people saying well you can cut this and that. Most people who are on their arses have done that, I would say for the majority of people on or below the poverty line, they know exactly how much they have in their bank accounts, know they don't have any money hiding behind sofas, old bags and coats, because they did that last month. Can't sell any more things and can't take in ironing because they are working (or disabled) this is not a new thing, the £20 made it a bit bareable.
Costs would have gone up for them, because if they were unemployed, I know that during the day I have avoided turning on heating, lights, as I said people wouldn't have had to use as much data, suddenly you have the kids home, so you have to use a bit of that heating, electrity bill is going to go up. Water costs, food costs and you know what, you really don't want to say to any kid, I know you are hungry but you can't have that last apple because I was hoping to have it for my breakfast/lunch/dinner.