Poverty & Inclusion Education & Young People 2024
Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA)

Digital Poverty Alliance Impact Report 2023–24

The Digital Poverty Alliance is a national charity tackling digital exclusion affecting an estimated 19 million people across the UK. In 2023–24 the DPA delivered five programmes across seven new locations, supported 5,000 homes with online access over two years, collected 400 devices for refurbishment, and secured 2 million individual customer donations for Tech4Families via Currys. The charity also achieved a key policy win: ministerial responsibility for digital inclusion formally established in government.

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Programme delivery: Five programmes active across the UK — Tech4Families, Tech4Learning, Tech4Youth, Tech4YoungCarers, and Donate Your Device — reaching thousands of digitally excluded households with devices, connectivity, and skills support Custom geography from upload: London (national reach)

📊Key Metrics

5,000 homes supported with online access (over two years); 7 new programme locations; 400 devices collected for refurbishment; 2 million individual Currys customer donations received for Tech4Families Key Metric 1
Small staff team across policy, delivery, comms and operations; 7 volunteer trustees; supported by corporate and local authority networks Key Metric 2
Financial figures not disclosed in report; Industry Forum membership from £5,000; Charity Network membership £300 for CICs (free for registered charities) Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • Policy and advocacy: Secured formal ministerial responsibility for digital inclusion (Sir Chris Bryant appointed); delivered oral evidence to Parliament's Education Select Committee; UK Digital Inclusion Strategy in development for 2025
  • Research and awareness: Published Rethinking Education with Generative AI at the House of Commons; independent University of Sussex evaluation of Tech4Families completed; 150+ media hits including BBC, ITV and The Guardian

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