Low income families will be able to access free mobile data through a new scheme to help more households get connected.
Virgin Media O2 have launched a National Databank with 319million hours of internet use to be donated to more than 200,000 people in need.
The free connectivity will launch in the UK this November and will support the 7million people in the UK that have no access to the internet.
It will be available as data vouchers or SIM cards, and will be distributed by 5,000 community groups across the UK.
The internet will be trialled at 10 community organisations in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Pilots have already been launched in Northumberland, Birmingham, Inverness, Liverpool, Stockport, Hounslow, North Shields, Belfast and Llanelli - with a final centre yet to be confirmed.
The trial is only available to existing service users and staff will contact those who qualify.
To get involved, you can apply directly to your local Good Things Foundation centre.
The databank will be open for other mobile and broadband providers to donate internet hours to those who are unable to afford access.
Helen Milner OBE, chief executive, of the Good Things Foundation, said: “Having sufficient data in our increasingly digital society is not a nice to have, it’s an absolute essential.
"If you’re not online you can’t save money on products and services, help your children to participate in home-learning, and apply for jobs."
What centres are offering free data?
Being Woman - Ashington (Northumberland)
Smartlyte Limited – Birmingham
The Libertie Project – Inverness
Kensington Community Learning Centre – Liverpool
Starting Point Community Learning Partnership – Stockport
ACDA Skills Training – Hounslow
Age Concern Tyneside South - North Shields
TrainingMatchmaker.com – Belfast
CETMA - Llanelli, Wales
