Orwell Housing Association is piloting a new government scheme to provide grants for computers and internet access to low-income families. The £300 million Home Access programme, announced by the government in September 2008, is intended to deliver equal learning opportunities to the 35 per cent of families that currently have no access to the internet…
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Triple win for Capita Support
Capita Software Services has signed recent deals with the London Borough of Ealing and Aberdeenshire and South Lanarkshire Councils for Capita Support which enables access to multiple functions within the councils’ ‘supported housing’ and ‘supporting people’ services. Aberdeenshire Council selected Capita Support to monitor, renew and evaluate social care contracts. Expected to be operational by…
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NorthgateArinso’s hosted HR for One Housing
One Housing Group has signed a seven-year deal with NorthgateArinso to implement a fully-managed HR and payroll service based on the software provider’s ResourceLink system. ResourceLink supports web recruitment, self-service modules and reporting. The new features are expected to make the recruitment process faster, letting HR staff focus on strategic issues and enabling cost-savings. Susan…
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Nationwide IT forum launched by Aster
Aster Group has set up a new national online forum for all IT and technology staff working in the housing sector – have a look at www.nhitforum.co.uk. As far as we are aware, there is no other nationwide forum specifically covering technology in social housing, so we applaud Aster Group for setting up this free…
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Riverside opts for South View Systems EDM
Riverside Group, one of the UK’s largest housing groups with 50,000 properties under management, is in the middle of a project with South View Systems to index its tenant and property records and integrate its document and housing management systems across 17 offices. Richard Lyon, IT project manager, Riverside Group, said, “The challenge was that…
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Torbay Council packs its cases
Looking for greater efficiencies and to cope with seasonal demands for housing services and benefits assistance, Torbay Council has transformed its casework data operation from a mostly manual system to a single-point customer contact platform. Torbay has a population of around 133,000 people, which changes considerably with the seasons. The movement of people in and…
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