Twelve landlord projects providing internet services and training to social housing tenants received funding today (9 August 2013), as part of the government’s Digital Deal
The Digital Deal is aimed at encouraging more social housing tenants to get online, improve their skills and benefit from wider internet services. It is intended that most claimants will claim Universal Credit online.
The 12 successful bids will see a diverse range of projects including community volunteer support and expert mentors, along with technological solutions such as mobile internet wi-fi clouds, converting TVs into internet devices and recycled IT equipment.
The Digital Deal is providing £400,000 of funding from the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department for Communities and Local Government matched by the winning bidders.
Digital Deal is being managed by the Tinder Foundation, which supports the 5,000 online centres across the UK.
The successful bids named today are:
- Golden Gates Housing Trust (GGHT), Cheshire
- Cottsway Housing, Oxford
- London Borough of Camden
- Leeds Federated Housing, Leeds
- Bron Afon Community Housing, Torfaen
- Yarlington Housing Group, Somerset
- Queens Cross Housing, Glasgow
- A2 Dominion Housing Group, London
- Fabrick Housing Group, Middlesbrough
- Progress Housing Group, Preston
- Wirral Partnership Homes, Wirral
- South Essex Homes, Essex
For more information see https://www.gov.uk/government/news/digital-deal-12-projects-to-help-social-tenants-get-online
For more about Universal Credit see our Factsheet F55 - universal credit.