96% of young carers say laptops improve their education, research finds
65% said the laptop helped them balance education with caring responsibilities, research from the Digital Poverty Alliance found.
Providing young carers with laptops improved their education, confidence and social connections, research from the Digital Poverty Alliance found.
96% of participants reported a positive impact on their educational attainment, while 94% felt more confident about working towards their GCSEs or A Levels.
65% said the laptop helped them balance education with caring responsibilities.
Average digital confidence increased from 6.7 to 7.3 out of 10.
The research also found that 82% felt more socially included after receiving a device.
More than half of those who had experienced loneliness said it helped them feel less isolated.
66% used their laptop to prepare for the future, including researching careers and courses, writing CVs and exploring higher education.
Before receiving a laptop, young carers reported sharing devices at home, using older technology, completing schoolwork on their phones or staying at school to use a computer.
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