As we start another new year, I would like to present you with a very old, hoary chestnut for your edification: time is money. As I said, not too much original thought required for that one. However, as we venture forth into the potential eye of the universal credit storm and the inevitable impact it…
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Finance Management
Software asset management – It’s time for change
The cornerstone of any software asset management (SAM) programme is good quality and up-to-date data from both inventory and procurement perspectives; this forms the basis of your effective licence position (ELP), a key milestone in any SAM programme. However, the problem is that getting to this point can be extremely time-consuming and those responsible can…
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Wulvern Housing reduces arrears with 1st Touch
Mobile workforce software from 1st Touch has enabled Wulvern Housing to reduce rent arrears by helping tenants deal with the challenges of welfare reform. Sasha Deepwell, deputy chief executive, Wulvern Housing, said, “We felt that unless the issues surrounding welfare reform were managed professionally, some of our tenants would find themselves under greater financial pressure…
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ThreeSixty Connections analytics & data management from Coactiva
Coactiva has launched a new data management and analytics solution to help housing providers maximise income, increase efficiencies and reduce fraud. Coactiva’s ThreeSixty Connections solution incorporates all of Coactiva’s fraud and revenue assurance solutions in one platform to give users a single view of each tenant, enabling a better approach to data matching and consolidation….
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Allpay supports payments channel shift
Allpay plans to enhance its current online and mobile payments, providing a complete payment gateway solution for housing providers and other organisations. The company, which handles more than £4.5 billion per year on behalf of its customers, already processes over 55 million transactions each year across cash, cards and direct debits, and Allpay’s mobile payment…
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Universal credit data sharing will help tenants
Following a consultation by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) around the sharing of universal credit claimant information with housing providers, Allpay has commented on some of the findings from the earlier universal credit pilot projects. Ross Macmillan, market intelligence consultant, Allpay, said, “By enabling the DWP to share up-to-date information on who has…
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