Help to get online for the first time!
We are delighted to be part of Wave 1.2 of the Liverpool City Region Digital Inclusion Initiative programme.
Kensington Fields Community Centre will be hosting it’s first help to get online session on 7 February (10:00 - 12:30) for ten local people referred through the DWP, Pensions Restart Scheme, the Ways to Work programme and through staff here at the centre.
Each participant will receive a FREE Android digital tablet, with 40GB of free data, free calls and texts for 6 months and in-person training & support. The device is the participants to keep forever.
Eligibility - never been online before plus one of the following:
Unemployed
Care leaver or in the care system
Social housing tenant
Individual with disabilities
Refugee
Over 65
Recently published analysis by the University of Liverpool’s Heseltine Institute estimates that 324,590 LCR working age residents are limited or non-users of the internet, whilst 30,560 households with school age children are offline or headed by limited users.
Nationally, Lloyds Banking Group’s 2022 Essential Digital Skills report also found that one-fifth (20%) of UK adults lack the digital skills needed for everyday life, meaning they’re unable to do things such as make a payment, write an email or find a job online.
The Digital Inclusion Initiative joins a wider programme of work aimed at tackling this challenge through the Liverpool City Region Digital Inclusion Network. It is an industry led programme to tackle digital exclusion with devices provided by the World Wide Technology Group, connectivity provided by Vodafone and training supported by Lloyds Bank Academy and We Are Digital. To find out more about the wider programme visit www.helpingyouonline.co.uk
