The Department for Education is providing laptops, tablets and internet access to disadvantaged families, children and young people who do not currently have access to them to enable access to remote education and social care services during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

For the 2020 to 2021 academic year, we have made more laptops and tablets available for disadvantaged children in certain year groups who are affected by disruption to face-to-face education at their school, or have been advised to shield because they are or someone in their household is clinically extremely vulnerable.

The report as of 12 January 2021 presents how many laptops and tablets we have delivered or dispatched to date.

For the summer term 2020 we ordered and delivered over 220,000 laptops and tablets and over 50,000 4G wireless routers.

Find more information about the programme and who is eligible at Get technology support for children and schools during coronavirus (COVID-19).

For the 2021 to 2022 academic year, the Department for Education is continuing to provide laptops, tablets and connectivity support to local authorities, schools, academy trusts and further education colleges to support disadvantaged children and young people to access remote education during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

The data on Explore Education Statistics shows how many laptops and tablets we have delivered or dispatched to date.

For the 2020 to 2021 academic year, the Department for Education is providing laptops and tablets to schools, colleges, academy trusts and local authorities to support disadvantaged children access remote education during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Following the announcement on 5 January 2021 about a national lockdown and restricting attendance in schools and colleges, the scale of deliveries increased.

The data on explore education statistics shows how many laptops and tablets we have delivered or dispatched to date.