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Work has begun on Great Places' £3.4million refurbishment project at Bowland House in Blackburn.

Plans are underway for Great Places to pay tribute to local councillor Pat Midgley, who sadly passed away in March last year, by naming a new community centre in the Wybourn neighbourhood in Sheffield in her honour. It is hoped that the £2.5 million centre on Manor Oaks Road, Wybourn will become a fitting tribute to the local […]

The last year has been a year like no other as the whole of the world has battled a pandemic. Although this has been a time of great sadness and uncertainty, it has also shown us so many good things such as the kindness from individuals, at times to complete strangers. There have been many […]

If you receive Universal Credit, you will need to update your online journal with your new rent after 5 April 2021– please do this only after you receive a prompt from DWP. If you do this before this date then you will need to resubmit it again. Rents will generally go up by 1.5% from April […]

Many of our customers pay their rent by Direct Debit. It’s very simple to set up and means that your rent payments are made automatically.

We will soon be launching a new digital platform – called Our Voice – which will make it easier than ever to share your views with us.

If you want the quickest way to get in touch with us try Chatabot, our new digital assistant. Chatabot is our friendly digital assistant and will be on hand when you log onto our website to try and answer any common questions you may have 24/7 – everything from information on pets to the latest […]

The 14th annual week-long celebration of apprenticeships, taking place across England from 8th February, will showcase the impact apprenticeships can have on communities, local businesses and regional economies and how they all benefit from investing into apprenticeships. Our Community Investment Team are committed to working with customers who are seeking to access employment, training, education and […]

Data Privacy Day is an international effort to empower individuals and encourage organisations to respect privacy, safeguard data and enable trust. This year, we are promoting the idea of “Own Your Privacy” by learning more about how to help protect your valuable data that is online. One simple thing you can do is to update your […]