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Home Access Grants Scheme
Simon WhitehouseImplementation Manager
Digital Birmingham
What do families get?
• A Computer• 12 months Internet access• Service and Support• Parental controls• Anti-Virus Software
Who are eligible?
Families with :-
• A child in Key Stage 2 or 3• Eligible to Free School Meals
and
have not received a computer under Computers for Pupils or a similar scheme
This grant is per family, not per child
The grants are First Come, First Served
How do they apply?
• Phone Home Access helpline
• Receive and fill in form
• Send back with evidence
Exception
• Children looked after in public care
• Fostered children
Application form
• 12 pages long
• 10 parts to complete
• Not particularly difficult, but intimidating?
Application form
1. Choice of package
2. Previous recipients?
3. Parent’s details
4. Child’s details
Application form
6. Eligibility
Fingers crossed that they are claiming Free School Meals
Evidence
• Recent Child Benefit letter
plus
• They take up Free School Meals
or
• Evidence of eligibility for Free School Meals
Evidence
• Must be the original
• The address must match
Application form
7. Password
8. Monitoring
9. Declaration
10. Evidence checklist
Promotion
• School events
• Outreach
And then
• Send in form
• Capita assess the family’s application
• If successful letter sent, followed by “credit card”
Materials
• Some in packs
• Register – using school email address
• http://www.homeaccess.org.uk