Sixth formers from Michaelston Community College joined residents at Wales & West Housing’s Oldwell Court in Cardiff to show them how to use the internet. The initiative was part of the housing provider’s digital inclusion programme and was the first time that a social housing provider in Wales has joined forces with BT’s Digital Champions…
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Digital Inclusion
WM Housing’s boost with Social Telecoms
WM Housing Group has signed a two-year contract with Social Telecoms to provide mobile phones for the business and help with their digital inclusion strategy. As part of the deal, Social Telecoms has given £5,000 towards WM Housing’s digital inclusion project, to help its tenants get online using kiosk computer terminals in the group’s offices…
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Digital inclusion guide from Carnegie Trust
The Carnegie UK Trust has launched a seven-step guide to digital inclusion aimed at local authorities, housing providers and other public- and voluntary-sector organisations, providing an easy-to-use toolkit for them to help get people online. The report showcases six different approaches used to encourage people online in Liverpool, Glasgow, Leeds, Sunderland, Wiltshire and Fife. These…
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Too cool for school
As survey after survey shows the changing demographics of internet access among tenants and the different ways they do so, it is becoming apparent that for many younger tenants, their smartphone is the internet and that they feel no need for any other devices to access the internet. Furthermore, ‘Generation Y’ is much more likely…
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DWP funds digital housing solution
DWP funding has helped to develop a new website, www.letshelpyou.co.uk, to enable tenants to move to more affordable accommodation in the private rental sector. The LetsHelpYou service was piloted across five West Yorkshire local authorities in February 2012 and now has a network of over 20 local authorities, with more in the pipeline. Over 16,000…
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Viridian launches free IT training with Student@Home
Viridian Housing has started a partnership with London-based IT training company Student@Home and the charity U Can Do IT to provide free internet training to 300 Viridian residents over the age of 50 in an effort to combat social isolation. The project is reported to be costing around £80,000. The project follows the successful completion…
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