Last month, 80 golfers took to the fairway in Meadow Prospect’s first annual charity golf day. The 18 teams raised over £8,500 during the tournament, held at Celtic Manor Resort. Meadow Prospect is the charitable arm of RCT Homes, Wales’s largest social landlord. Malcolm Wilson, deputy chief executive, RCT Homes, said, “This is our first…
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Omni-channel or omni-shambles?
Housing providers are increasing talking about adopting a multi-channel communications strategy, but how should it be done, what are the benefits to tenants and housing providers, and are the IT suppliers ready with the right solutions? Housing Technology interviewed a panel of multi-channel experts to find out their views. Most housing providers already have multiple…
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Westward Housing signs care & support contract with Capita
Westward Housing Group has signed a seven-year contract with Capita for case management services to deliver its supported housing across Devon and Cornwall. Capita will work with Westward to provide a ‘gateway’ operation, enabling the group to manage a new service on behalf of Torbay Council, whereby all housing and support referral and assessment information…
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Trafford Housing consolidates IT services with Capita
Capita’s software services business has won a seven-year contract to provide Trafford Housing Trust with its full OpenHousing software suite, which includes modules such as housing management and property development through to maintenance and asset management. The contract will enable Trafford Housing to have a single repository for all data about its properties and customers,…
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Getting a grip on data
Sir – The issue of data collection and data use for housing providers isn’t a new one, but in light of the welfare reforms, not having a sound grasp on data could have a greater impact than before. It could also inhibit preventative measures being put in place that would not only protect tenants but…
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Do you see the impact of UC?
A quick canter around the internet at the moment will tell you all you need to know about universal credit: It will start in October 2013; It replaces Jobseekers Allowance, Employment Support Allowance, Income Support, Child Tax Credit, Working Tax Credit and Housing Benefit; A pilot will run in four areas [at the time of…
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