Stockport Homes has won the ‘Social Landlord of the Year (Large)’ award at the Housing Excellence awards. The winners were announced at a ceremony at the Lancashire County Cricket Club on 6 May 2015.
The award recognises organisations that go above and beyond providing a roof over peoples’ heads.
Stockport Homes won the award for its approach and passion to deliver services which, with highlights including:
- Creating direct opportunities through our B4box apprenticeship scheme and a range of more traditional apprenticeships
- Promoting digital inclusion among our customers
- Developing a money advice service for customers
- Generating over £700k annually in commercial income from the collection of water charges, which we’ve ring-fenced to support a range of financial and social inclusion projects.
- Providing employment support to our customers
Roger Phillips, Chair of Stockport Homes’ Board said, “We are thrilled to be named Social Landlord of the Year and for being recognised for the work we do for our customers that goes beyond providing homes. All staff work extremely hard to create and deliver these services that benefit our customers and it is fantastic to be recognised with this Housing Excellence Award.”
Stockport Homes staff collect award after being named Social Landlord of the Year
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