You can only use your grant to buy Home Access packages which are government-backed and designed to support your child’s learning. They have additional things included like pre-loaded software, pre-set parental controls to help keep your children safer online and are pre-set up to make it quicker and easier to get going.
It’s really important that you choose a package that’s right for you. Make sure you shop around and ask suppliers for advice to help you with your choice. Not all suppliers offer the same package and prices will differ, so do some research – just like you would with any other major purchase. Some suppliers might be offering more expensive packages, if you would like to buy one of these packages you can ‘top up’ with your own money.