Housing minister Grant Shapps and other housing leaders have written to all social landlords urging them to help their tenants get online. It was signed by the housing minister as well as the heads of the National Housing Federation, the local government association, the Chartered Institute of Housing and UK digital champion Martha Lane Fox. The housing authorities are urging social landlords to offer low-cost ways for tenants to get online. Up to 64 per cent of tenants offline see no reason to be online. To address the issue, social landlords are urged to recruit staff and employees to explain and demonstrate the benefits of access to offline tenants. Mr Shapps said the development of broadband in social housing would be beneficial for tenants as well as for landlords themselves as they can deliver services in new and better ways, “saving money along the way”. Mr Shapps has recently announced that no Government cash would be unlocked to develop broadband in social housing. Read more on 24dash.
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