From: Mark Hobart, Managing director, Clearview Sir – Can your readers, hand on heart, say their current suppliers deliver innovation, excellent service, business outcomes from proven solutions and, of course, value for money? Reading last month’s letters, I got the impression that many people in the housing sector are frustrated with suppliers in one or…
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Letters
Getting ready for universal credit
From: Roger Birkinshaw, Housing director, Capita’s software services business Sir – The benefits system is due for its biggest shake-up in more than 60 years with the impending launch of universal credit. Not only will the change be radical for citizens who currently receive benefits, but also for the organisations that provide support services. Among…
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Free maps for all
From: Fergus Craig, Business development manager, Cadcorp Sir – I am still amazed at how many housing providers do not know about the free maps they can get their hands on. As housing is so location-focused, meaning much of the data held in a housing organisation is based around properties and neighbourhoods, using mapping provides…
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The bigger picture
From: Jonathan Sharp, Sales & marketing director, Britannic Technologies Sir – Britannic recently got together with Family Mosaic’s staff and tenants to transform a dilapidated and overgrown yard into a community garden in true ‘Ground Force’ style! This set me thinking; while we were happy to contribute funds and resources to make this small contribution…
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Universal credit – immense and problematic
From: Judith Comber, Information systems analyst, Radian Group Sir – It was with great trepidation that I read the article ‘Welfare Reform – Taking credit where it’s due’ in September’s edition of Housing Technology. Having worked in the housing sector for ten years, these reforms represent one of the most wide-reaching and most problematic changes…
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A cloudy outlook?
From: Jonathan Creaser, Head of ICT, Richmond Housing Partnership Sir – I’ve never taken much notice of the weather forecast; it’s invariably wrong. The weather just happens, just creeps up on us and we put up with it because we have no choice. The same seems to apply to cloud computing. Over the past few…
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