LookingLocal has now added a responsive benefits calculator from EntitledTo to its MyCouncil and MyLandlord apps in order to help tenants understand the effects of the government’s welfare reforms on their benefits. The LookingLocal apps offer a digital platform for both landlords and local authorities to communicate directly with tenants and the local public on…
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Stafford & Rural Homes gets Keycom wi-fi
Keycom has completed the installation of a new wi-fi network for Stafford & Rural Homes’ independent living schemes, removing the need for residents to pay for a fixed line. Keycom won the tender to deliver a fully-managed service, with the flexibility to introduce wi-fi to additional properties on an ad-hoc basis. The project was been…
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Discounted portable wi-fi hubs from EE
Elite Business Systems and the Connected Housing Initiative, in conjunction with EE, are offering a 20 per cent discount off selected portable EE wi-fi hubs and SIM cards. The offer is open to any not-for-profit organisation helping communities to get online. Not-for-profit organisations, including housing providers and registered charities, can order the Osprey 2 mini…
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Capita supports new Single Access Route to Housing in Wales
SARTH (Single Access Route to Housing) is a partnership project between three local authorities and five housing providers across North Wales, a Welsh Government-supported initiative designed to streamline and simplify the process of allocating suitable housing. United by a single allocations policy, SARTH is striving to improve both customer experience and efficiencies with its new…
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Town & Country Housing developments with Optevia and Dynamics CRM
Town & Country Housing Group has developed its own money support and service charge enquiries system using Optevia’s Social Housing Essentials software and Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2015. Following just two days of training and online learning sessions, Town & Country Housing was able to design, configure and deploy its new service charges system within days….
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Kirklees introduces BetterOff universal benefits tool
A new approach to welfare advice and benefit applications has been launched by Kirklees Council in West Yorkshire. Not only digitising ‘high-volume’ benefit forms and embedding real-world advice, the BetterOff solution combines benefits with employment advice and thousands of job vacancies all within a single web portal. BetterOff was designed in response to cuts in…
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