A social housing provider is celebrating after scooping a
national award for helping its tenants ‘go digital’. Salford-based Salix Homes
won an NFA Award (National Federation of ALMOs) in recognition of its
‘Connecting Customers’ project, which teaches tenants essential IT skills and
money management. Salix Homes launched the project in January to help prepare
tenants for the introduction of Universal Credit. Tenants who are unemployed and claiming
benefits, have been taking part in free computer classes where they’ve been
learning essential IT skills as well as tips and training on job searches, CV
writing and interview techniques. Judges were impressed with how the project
taught tenants’ essential computer skills while also encouraging people to
save, as a requirement of the course is that all participants must open a
savings account with Salford Credit Union, which they could then use to
purchase a low-cost lap-top through the scheme. Read more on the Salix Homes
website.
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