FREE LAPTOPS By GOVERMENT

[Sharon]

The Goverment is giving out 270,000 free laptops and broadband so if u fancy it apply hut yeah he has a point doing it so kids can do homework etc. Ally
today well tell ur mum!

O btw this IS rl lol

[Stephen!]

Would help if we knew how :P

[Meree.]

My mums already done it, haha. :)

[myke]

i guess this is another thing being paid by the tax payer? :rolleyes:

[Sharon]

Search it online dno wot then call them

[myke]

http://www.benton.org/node/31176

I guess that's it...

[Alkaz]

It sounds good, but it also sounds like my dad could check everything I am doing at school lol and I dont want that (H)

[Recursion]

There are far better things our tax money could be being spent on right now ¬_¬

[HotelUser]

someone apply for me and mail it to Canada (A)

[myke]

There are far better things our tax money could be being spent on right now ¬_¬

this is where the government stabs itself in the foot.

it kinda annoys me that the tax payer has to pay for some people but whatever that's politics and i hate politics :rolleyes:

[DJ-Ains.T]

http://www.homeaccess.org.uk/Information-for-parents/


Are you eligible?
If you are a parent and think you are eligible for a Home Access grant simply call the Home Access Grant Helpline on 0333 200 1004* to get an application form.

Quick eligibility check
Have a look at the eligibility requirements below. You may be able to qualify for a Home Access grant if you:
• Answer yes to three questions in Section one
AND
• Answer yes to at least one question in Section two

Section One:
Are you a parent or guardian responsible for and living with a child…..
…who is in school years 3 to 9?
…who attends a state-maintained school in England full time**?
…who has not already had a computer from a Home Access Grant or similar programme, such as Computers for Pupils?

Section Two:
Do you receive at least one of the following?
• Free school meals for your child***
• Income based Jobseeker’s Allowance
• Income support
• Child Tax Credit but not Working Tax Credit and an income of less than £16,040
• Guaranteed Pension Credit (not Savings Credit)
• Income-based Employment Support Allowance
• Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

* Calls may be monitored or recorded to maintain high levels of security and quality of service. Calls to this number cost no more than a call to an 01 or 02 number and count towards inclusive minutes in the same way as 01 and 02 calls. These rules apply to calls from any type of line including mobile, BT, other fixed line or payphone.

** or whose place is paid for by their local authority or the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF). Home-schooled children do not qualify. State-maintained schools include: primary schools, secondary schools, middle schools, special schools, academies, city technology colleges, pupil referral units. State-maintained schools do not include: independent (private) schools and places at non-maintained special schools not funded by a local authority.

*** Children receiving Free School Meals under the national rules may be eligible for a Home Access Grant; however, children receiving free school meals as part of the pilots in Durham, Newham and Wolverhampton will need to provide additional supporting documents.

Copyright © 2010 Becta

[xxMATTGxx]

It's a good idea where the child doesn't have a computer to work at home with. I know one lad in my college group got one of these laptops for college work, I don't know why though. He already has a home computer he just needed Microsoft Office but gave him a laptop instead. :S

[Catchy]

What an awful idea... You don't need a laptop to do your work...... Jesus christ what is this world coming to.

[xxMATTGxx]

What an awful idea... You don't need a laptop to do your work...... Jesus christ what is this world coming to.

Well considering my course is all typed up work and no written work, then obvious you do.

[Catchy]

Well considering my course is all typed up work and no written work, then obvious you do.



Urm so is mine? Yet I get all my work done at COLLEGE and hardly ever do my work at home as I don't like doing at home. If I can do this I'm sure others can get off their arse and do it.

[Recursion]

What an awful idea... You don't need a laptop to do your work...... Jesus christ what is this world coming to.

Going to Uni to do Computer Science, I would need some kind of computer to do my work...

Computers should be available to all, but not in this kind of way, not using tax payers money.

[xxMATTGxx]

Urm so is mine? Yet I get all my work done at COLLEGE and hardly ever do my work at home as I don't like doing at home. If I can do this I'm sure others can get off their arse and do it.

Sadly not everyone is like that and work slower and have to do the work for homework, which has to be done on a computer. I can see where you are coming from but people do get homework and have to finish it off at home. :P

[myke]

why does a 7 yr old need a laptop...

it's only for yrs 3-9 :S ;l

[xxMATTGxx]

why does a 7 yr old need a laptop...

it's only for yrs 3-9 :S ;l

Well I don't know if the person I was speaking about is the same thing, since he mentioned social services. Shrugs! :P

[Sharon]

I'ma getting one anyway kk ;l

[Sly]

;o i want one!

[Catchy]

Sadly not everyone is like that and work slower and have to do the work for homework, which has to be done on a computer. I can see where you are coming from but people do get homework and have to finish it off at home. :P



Regardless, if somebody was serious about their work they would do it at college.. Sure having your own laptop helps but it isn't essential and never has been.

[Sharon]

its ******* going to ma mum ungrateful ..

[Recursion]

why does a 7 yr old need a laptop...

it's only for yrs 3-9 :S ;l

Just my opinion but years 3 - 5 don't need a laptop, I think Years 6 onwards do really.



Regardless, if somebody was serious about their work they would do it at college.. Sure having your own laptop helps but it isn't essential and never has been.


Well, considering there are many college/sixth form/university courses that RELY on computers, yes, yes it is.

[Catchy]

Just my opinion but years 3 - 5 don't need a laptop, I think Years 6 onwards do really.



Well, considering there are many college/sixth form/university courses that RELY on computers, yes, yes it is.


lol as I said before, nothing stopping you from using college's facilities and this system will just be abused anyway as loads of people don't even *NEED* the laptops

[Richie]

thats kinda **** in all fairness not cos im jelous but bcos its obv gonna be ur tax money but like do u honestly think ppl will use it more for school or HABBOX ;l

[Catchy]

thats kinda **** in all fairness not cos im jelous but bcos its obv gonna be ur tax money but like do u honestly think ppl will use it more for school or HABBOX ;l



i agree, they'd just be infested with trojans from adult websites.......

[Tomm]

Its for school years 3 to 9. Not people aged 3 to 9 :P

[iDenning]

Damn Im in Year10 and I want it :( I already got 2 laptops and a PC but i want another one :P

[Caution]

What a stupid idea. If anything it's the years above the ones given that need it I'd say. This is how bad Labour is, the country's in debt, just out of a recession and they're giving away computers. Saying that, it's an English thing only I think..

[BeanEgg]

They finally started?!

My school give laptops and broadband to all students who need it. Ask for Dreamweaver and they'll give it.

Love cash injections (:

[The Professor]

You know what I can't stand? Means tested things. EMA, this stuff, everything. My mum has barely helped me buy anything like that, I've had to buy all my own pens, paper, computers, retakes, UCAS application, driving lessons which eats up the little money I earn and people with parents on low income get £30 a week for doing absolutely nothing except turning up to a place they were going to go anyway, and now the younger ones get free computers too.

YES I'M BITTER!

[BeanEgg]

You know what I can't stand? Means tested things. EMA, this stuff, everything. My mum has barely helped me buy anything like that, I've had to buy all my own pens, paper, computers, retakes, UCAS application, driving lessons which eats up the little money I earn and people with parents on low income get £30 a week for doing absolutely nothing except turning up to a place they were going to go anyway, and now the younger ones get free computers too.

YES I'M BITTER!

Not only that, most of them don't actually need it, it's all benefit fraud!
What annoys me is there's this trip to Italy in July, but we have to pay £850, whilst the people get EMA, free laptops and get 75% OFF the trip!!! :@

[The Professor]

75% off?! Come on that's just stupid. Send an angry face to your school from me :@

[MrPinkPanther]

Middle classes are penalised. The worst is university, I'm applying this year. My friend get's overall £12,000 per year (Grants and loans, mainly grants), I get nothing but a big fat loan. The problem is they assume that your parents will pay for you and this is often not the case.

[brandon]

From Year 3 onwards? Come on do you really need a laptop to do work in Primary School? Surely that's the period you should really be working on your handwriting.

[Recursion]

From Year 3 onwards? Come on do you really need a laptop to do work in Primary School? Surely that's the period you should really be working on your handwriting.

Computers are becoming more and more predominant in primary schools, unfortunatly the little buggers are getting smarter each year.

[AlexOC]

128mb Ram.

woop woop.

[United-Clowgon]

There's a thread already posted on this.

What drives me nuts is that it's only available to kids aged 3 - 9? What the ****? Hardly anyone at that age will know how to use a computer properly this will = Trojans, virus's ect. Waste of money, waste of ******* money.

My mum is working yet, she gets less than 11,000 a year, just because you're working not matter how many hours/how much you get paid the pigs think your rich.

dam the people who are on Benefits - Lazy ********s yet another reason why many choose to stay on Benefits to bloody easy for them.

They don't think about these things and the reason why they did it was for the upcoming election - I hope they lose a lot of seats, :@

[AlexOC]

There's a thread already posted on this.

What drives me nuts is that it's only available to kids aged 3 - 9? What the ****? Hardly anyone at that age will know how to use a computer properly this will = Trojans, virus's ect. Waste of money, waste of ******* money.

My mum is working yet, she gets less than 11,000 a year, just because you're working not matter how many hours/how much you get paid the pigs think your rich.

dam the people who are on Benefits - Lazy ********s yet another reason why many choose to stay on Benefits to bloody easy for them.

They don't think about these things and the reason why they did it was for the upcoming election - I hope they lose a lot of seats, :@

Not aged 3 - 9 hun. Years 3 - 9.

[Sharon]

The have no proof we'll use it like am mum shes having it n dats not fair coz i want it ma pc is ******

[Black_Apalachi]

I'd probably be able to take advantage of this if my brother was two years younger lol.

[Firehorse]

so we're giving 8 year olds - 13 year olds free laptops now if they have poor parents. What on earth will they use it for? playing miniclip at best I bet.

Waste of tax payer money

[AgnesIO]

Stupid idea, by a stupid goverment.

Sadly I don't come under low income - and even then I am sure my parents would love a free laptop. I know my dad wouldn't want to have his tax spent on kids he doesn't know, to have a laptop that isn't needed. I think a cheap desktop with internet and word would do fine. Not a ******* laptop.

[CJW93]

The kids will only use it to watch online porno.

[Smits]

My mums claimed one from college. With all software and stuff included the price is over 1.8k and its all free

[Firehorse]

My mums claimed one from college. With all software and stuff included the price is over 1.8k and its all free

madness. they should put a budget of like £300 per person for a low end netbook or something.

[AgnesIO]

I would personally feel **** if I had to claim for everything. What does that achieve people? I would also want to achieve my earnings, myself.

[Recursion]

I would personally feel **** if I had to claim for everything. What does that achieve people? I would also want to achieve my earnings, myself.

It's all too easy to not get a job and live of benefits nowadays.

[MisturMan]

It's all too easy to not get a job and live of benefits nowadays.

So, so true. The government are doing hardly anything to stop it.