Computers for under £25 will help 11 million disadvantaged Brits on benefits get online Cheap deal on computers and broadband offered to people on benefits Initiative set to help 10.8million disadvantaged Britons get online PC for £24 will include Microsoft software with a retail price of £150 A computer for under £25 will be offered to people on benefits in order to help them get online. The scheme will help 10.8million Britons who may not be able to afford a computer at retail price, as part of a major push to improve the nation's digital skills. The PC is to go on sale for £24 with a £2.99 per month broadband deal, and includes software worth an estimated £150. Internet boost: The computers will cost under £25 with a £3 broadband deal and is going to be offered to people on benefits in order to get Britain online The scheme, called Get Online @ Home, is also offering a £74 laptop with the same broadband costs, but only for Brits on benefits. The initiative, supported by Microsoft, sets out to provide computers to help the 16 million Britons who still do not have basic online skills, and 800,000 British schoolchildren who lack home internet access. Youth connection: An estimated 800,000 school children in Britain does not have internet access at home Chris Williams, at Get Online @ Home, said: "We are delighted to be able to make this extraordinary deal available to offer real help to people that need it. Never before has anything like it been made possible and we know it will benefit all those who have previously not been able to get online. Supporters of the offer say it could help get Britain booming as at least 75 per cent of jobs now require online applications. It will also help the Government in their push to see 80 per cent of submissions for universal credit to happen online. Since launching in 2011, Get Online @Home has supplied more than 23,000 computers across the UK. For those not on eligible benefits, a refurbished PC is available for £74 or a refurbished laptop for £104. Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho, who established digital inclusion programme Go ON UK, said: "With the cost of internet access cited as a key reason for not being online, this is an incredible saving. 'It will transform the lives of everyone that hasn't been able to get online before. With so much online now, from paying bills and banking to job applications, connecting with people and getting the very best deals, being online is no longer a nice to have, it is an essential.