Monday, 16 February 2015

Behaviour Change Research to Tackle Rent Arrears

Housing associations and local authorities have been invited to participate in a six-month research programme to test how behavioural science can improve rent collection and reduce rent arrears.  The research, by the housing team in Capita’s property business, will investigate how intervention techniques have an impact on the decisions tenants make. Several organisations will each try a different approach to income collection and managing rent arrears, such as changing the language used in text messages and letters to tenants. This will be measured against a control group in each organisation that will not change the way it currently engages with its tenants. Read more on the Capita website.

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