Policy in Practice, a social policy software and consultancy business, has developed a universal benefit toolkit. Aimed at housing providers and local authorities, this intuitive online range of universal benefit calculators and budgeting tools streamlines the calculation of benefit entitlement. The toolkit includes a universal credit calculator, a budgeting tool for claimants, a discretionary housing…
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Orchard helps Saxon Weald improve tenant communications
Saxon Weald is extending its use of software from Orchard to implement a new CRM system. The new system will build on Saxon Weald’s existing Orchard software to avoid the need to develop complicated interfaces and wherever possible re-using screens that its staff are already familiar with. The focus of the project was to improve…
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Capita helps combat homelessness in Liverpool
Capita’s software services division is helping the City of Liverpool to streamline how it deals with homelessness and demands for short-term accommodation. The City of Liverpool developed its MainStay project in order to join up services and provide improved access to short-term housing. Central to the project’s success was the need for all housing support…
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Digital inclusion in Sheffield from Sanctuary Housing
Sanctuary Housing has been working to address the issue of digital exclusion for its tenants in Sheffield through an educational project in partnership with community regeneration charity SOAR. The programme aims to support local residents through digital workshops where they can learn how to use computers and see the benefits of getting online. Funding from…
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Allpay warns that UC delays shouldn’t stop income reviews
Universal Credit has suffered another setback as it was reported that a further £3 billion has been spent on the rollout, thanks largely to disposable IT projects, which now is expected to be completed by 2020, a year later than planned. Despite the delays, public sector payments specialist Allpay has warned that this shouldn’t stop…
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Gloucester City Homes selects Exponential-e to boost support for tenants
Exponential-e has been selected by Gloucester City Homes to deliver cloud and networking services to support its move towards becoming a ‘digital-first’ organisation. Exponential-e will use its 100-gig Ethernet network to deliver a virtual desktop infrastructure that gives the housing provider’s employees access to a persistent, personal desktop from any device or location. Since all…
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