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Home broadband 'could help military families find work'

Wednesday, March 10th 2010
Broadband is to be used to give the families of military personnel more support in finding work.
Home broadband 'could help military families find work'
Home broadband is playing a key part in the government's efforts to help families of military personnel find and keep jobs.

The Government Equalities Office has announced it is launching a web-based one-stop shop for these families in order to offer both tailored employment support and training.

Harriet Harman, minister for women and equality, highlighted the fact that these families are in a difficult position and need as much help as possible.

She said: "They must have the chance to get training, work and childcare. But … that is hard if they have to move regularly and are located on a base miles away from parents and in-laws."

Service families will be able to access the online resources through their home broadband from the spring.

The employment benefits that can be accessed through a broadband connection were recently highlighted by a report from Consumer Focus, which identified these as areas that should be emphasised in order to lead more people to use the internet.

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