Petition · past parliament · Department for Education
Provide £500 cash grant to fund children being home schooled
Closed
863 signatures
What the petition asks
Government to provide £500 cash grant per child to purchase equipment needed for home learning.
With the Government closing schools and home learning being the normal for many parents that are also working from home IT equipment is needed to access the e-learning material. Laptop's are not cheap!
Timeline
| 27 May 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 27 Nov 2020 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
863
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Education
Opened
27 May 2020
Closed
27 Nov 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.