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Originally Posted by jonbxx

The £10k could get burnt through fairly quickly if (and it's a big if) the staff are not already set up for mobile working. Looking at my home setup, I have;

Laptop - £1700 (our standard laptops are £1000)
Monitor - £200
Keyboard and Mouse - £75
Phone - £550
Chair - £400
Desk - £400
Printer - £130
Headset - £70
Plus software licences, setup costs, VPN, etc.

It all adds up pretty quickly...

If done properly, it would be Guvmin issue secure laptop using Guvmin purchasing arrangements. So nearer £1,000. The chair/desk/printer etc are likely to be at home anyway. So just an allowance to cover consumables. Software other than VPN can be covered by the Microsoft licence already in place. Setup costs would be covered by an essential Guvmin IT worker doing the rounds. £10K is well excessive.

Jon's calculation doesn't come near £10K.