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Housing associations are well placed to support their tenants to use the internet and help their communities in setting up social enterprises, a conference has heard.
Speakers at the PlaceShapers' Community Investment Conference in Birmingham on Monday 19 November highlighted the sector's role in supporting tenants to access the internet ahead of the online Universal Credit system being introduced next October. The benefits of setting up and supporting social enterprises were also discussed as a key way to build social impact.
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You can download the conference presentations below.
Alternatives to pay day loans and doorstep lending
Social enterprises and housing associations working together
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17 Feb 2019
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15 Feb 2019
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12 Feb 2019
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12 Feb 2019
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10 Feb 2019
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8 Feb 2019
A must read today: @DailyMirror
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7 Feb 2019
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6 Feb 2019
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5 Feb 2019
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5 Feb 2019