More households have gone online during lockdown, narrowing the digital divide, new research suggests. The proportion of homes without internet access fell from 11 per cent in March 2020, as the UK entered lockdown, to 6 per cent of homes a year later, according to data from Ofcom. Many had to adapt to working and studying from home meaning some who previously did not have broadband will have found it is now a necessity. Adults with previously limited digital skills have also embraced online shopping, digital banking and video calling whilst the younger generation acted as IT support, helping older or less digitally-confident friends and relatives get connected.