Microsoft Workplace Discount Program offers savings for eligible government employees

What is the Microsoft Home Use Program?

As a government employee, you may be eligible to purchase qualifying Microsoft products at a discount for personal use at home through the Microsoft Workplace Discount Program (formerly known as the Home Use Program, or HUP).  

This program is all about making work and personal life more efficient and enjoyable. For more information, please see the Workplace Discount Program FAQ page. 

Extend the value of Microsoft 365 for government employees

The Microsoft Workplace Discount Program empowers government employees to extend their use of Microsoft technology from professional to personal needs. The program lets you save on Microsoft 365 Family and Personal annual subscriptions, providing access to the latest versions of apps in Microsoft 365, including the ability communicate and collaborate with Microsoft Teams. It also provides 1 TB of OneDrive cloud storage, to store and share files and photos, and advanced protection for data and devices.  

The program allows you to share your subscription with your family or business (up to five people per subscription) Each person you share your subscription with can install Microsoft 365on their devices, and each person gets access to their own 1 TB of storage. If you already have Microsoft 365 Family or Microsoft 365 Personal, you can still take advantage of this discount. Once you purchase, additional time is added to your existing subscription, and the discounted rate will begin at your existing subscription’s annual renewal date. You can also enjoy the benefits of cloud computing, security, and support, and choose the plan, package, and add-ons that best suit your needs and budget. 

How governments empower employees with Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365 is a cloud-based service that provides premium apps in Microsoft 365, extra cloud storage, advanced security, and more, all in one convenient subscription. 

Microsoft 365 is increasingly embraced by government agencies and organizations worldwide. Listed below are examples of how various government customers have leveraged Microsoft 365 to achieve their desired outcomes: 

• More than 20,000 employees across 76 agencies were recently onboarded to Microsoft 365 in the State of New Mexico, United States, as part of a statewide digital transformation effort. Moving to a common platform is creating equity across agencies and helping employees deliver critical public services more effectively. By giving everyone access to the same productivity software and tool sets, the state created equity among agencies and across the workforce, and helped people work together more efficiently.  
• A variety of disconnected technology systems in the Peel Region in Ontario, Canada, were unified by adopting a suite of Microsoft solutions. The agency wanted to build a unified environment that would provide anytime, anywhere, any-device access to information and services for all employees. The transformation improved experiences not just for residents but also the region’s 6,700 employees, many of whom were already using Microsoft 365 personally as well as professionally. The adoption fostered better remote collaboration while also enhancing security. 
• In the Maldives, a nation of more than 1,000 islands, the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, and Technology unified all government entities into a single digital platform for its 20,000 public servants. With access to Microsoft 365 and related Microsoft tools, employees are now able to collaborate more effectively and build greater trust with the public—an important consideration for such a widely-dispersed workforce. By enabling better remote work, Microsoft 365 reduced transportation costs and fuel consumption, and is helping the nation meet its carbon reduction and sustainability goals. 
• After many employees shifted to working from home during  COVID-19, Sogei, the IT company fully owned by the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance, looked to ease their work experience by adopting Microsoft 365 tools. So, it revamped its working culture from the ground up with a Microsoft 365 adoption program and Center of Excellence. The program brought increased work satisfaction, well-being, and productivity, with the typical user saving an average of 4.5 working hours per week, thanks to a 194% increase in collaboration with Microsoft Teams and a 60% reduction in email volume.  
• The Municipality of Alkmaar, one of the largest municipalities in the Netherlands, improved its ability to connect with and serve its 115,000 citizens when it completed an expansive migration to Microsoft Azure to drive business continuity and overall agility. By leveraging their existing use of Microsoft products and services, including Microsoft 365, they were able to modernize their IT infrastructure and migrate to the cloud while only enhancing the worker experience. Worker efficiency accelerated, the municipality’s digital offerings were faster and more available to the public than before, and performance, scalability, and security were all improved.  

A unique benefit for government employees 

Taking advantage of this offer is a simple, four-step process: sign-up, validate, sign-in, and shop. Once you’ve been verified as eligible for the Workplace Discount Program, you can discover great Microsoft products to purchase at a discount. Currently, the Workplace Discount Program offers 30% off for annual subscriptions of Microsoft 365 Personal and Family plans.  

Learn more about the Workplace Discount Program and how you, or your partners, may qua

Explore Microsoft for Government

For further resources and to learn more about how Microsoft is empowering governments and government employees with technology, visit the Microsoft for Government website or get in touch with your Microsoft representative.  

This post was updated on March 22, 2024.