will give unlimited 5G data, calls and texts for just £10 a month to anyone who has lost their job as a result of the pandemic. The plan would usually cost £35 a month. Until end of Jan 2021 Vodafone has launched a new plan to help people who have become unemployed as a result…
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Increasing data allowances on mobile devices to support disadvantaged children
This scheme temporarily increases data allowances for mobile phone users on certain networks. This is so that children and young people can access remote education if their face-to-face education is disrupted. Who can get help: Schools, trusts and local authorities can request mobile data increases for children and young people who: do not have fixed broadband…
The Kings Fund – Digital inequalities are everyone’s problem, but we don’t know all the answers
The relationship between digital inequality and health outcomes is complex, as David Maguire from the Kinds Fund explores in this blog for Digital Health. This enlightening but also highly concerning report highlights the need for access to free and affordable WiFi and the issues around the cost of Pay As You Go contracts. View the…
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