Jul 26, 2022
Cost of living: Inside the 'foodbank' for data
As prices have risen, Lewa and her family have needed to make savings - she cut back on food but also data: "Sometimes I would share my internet with my neighbour using her internet," she says. A donation from Virgin Media O2 - timed to coincide with the databank's first anniversary - means people can now get 20GB of data per month. About 400 community organisations and groups that work with the Good Things Foundation, can request donations of mobile data - in the form of SIM cards or O2 vouchers - from the databank for the people they support. Hafsha Dadabhai Shaikh, who works to help people access free data from the databank, says Lewa's story is typical: "People out there are making those choices between 'do I have enough money to feed myself and my family this month?...and do I have enough money left over to put in the kitty to buy some data'?". Lewa agrees data is essential, as managing Universal Credit, doctor appointments and prescriptions are all most easily accessed via the internet.
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