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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