Digital Exclusion Among Families with Children

Funded by: The Nuffield Foundation, UK

Partnership Institutions: University of Liverpool, Loughborough University, Good Things Foundation

Description: This project seeks to develop a Minimum Digital Living Standard (MDLS) to ensure equitable digital access for UK households with children, focusing on the specific challenges these families face in integrating digital technology into daily life for work, education, and health. Working closely with the Welsh Government, the project expands the MDLS framework to Welsh families, exploring gender dynamics and the disproportionate digital burden on women in household management and children’s online education. The research aims to establish a benchmark for digital inclusion, starting with urban households and expanding to encompass diverse family structures across the UK.

For more details, visit: (opens in a new window)https://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/project/developing-minimum-digital-living-standard-households-with-children