At least in the UK, a lot of the (quite dreadful) infrastructure around social support requires you to have internet access - an iPhone on credit with a cheap/f

At least in the UK, a lot of the (quite dreadful) infrastructure around social support requires you to have internet access - an iPhone on credit with a cheap/free SIM isn't a terrible way to achieve this on a low budget. Plus you know the phone is going to last a long time and hold its value once you're done with it.