Plymouth Community Homes News Issue 13 (1.3mb)
Plymouth Community Homes News Issue 13 (1.3mb)
Plymouth Community Homes News Issue 13 (1.3mb)
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Hello PCH <strong>News</strong><br />
Call us on 0800 694 3101<br />
Hello<br />
again!<br />
Elaine Pellow<br />
Chair of the Board<br />
A warm welcome to the new-look PCH <strong>News</strong>letter.<br />
As you will see when you read through this latest<br />
edition, there are many changes to the layout and<br />
design – we hope you like it.<br />
We’ve also introduced a letters section so you can tell us what you think.<br />
We’re always keen to hear about your experiences with us, telling us about<br />
when we get things right or how we could make things better in the future.<br />
There’s just one change we haven’t yet made – and that’s where we’d like<br />
your help. We have always said that PCH <strong>News</strong> is about residents, for<br />
residents, and in keeping with that, we are inviting you to write in or email<br />
us with your suggestions for a new name to your quarterly newsletter. This<br />
is your chance to shape the way we communicate with you. We will be<br />
announcing the new name in the following issue, so watch this space.<br />
In this issue we take another look at the Government’s planned benefit<br />
changes that are due to be phased in from this coming April. In this year’s<br />
summer issue, we first reassured you that our staff were fully informed<br />
and would keep you up to date on any developments. On page 8 and 9 we<br />
explain to you about three key areas: Housing Benefit, Council Tax Benefit<br />
and an overall limit to Benefits.<br />
Inside<br />
3 Top Story<br />
4 <strong>News</strong> in Brief<br />
5 Award<br />
6 Communities<br />
8 Money Matters<br />
10 Successes<br />
<strong>13</strong> Letters<br />
14 Leaseholders<br />
15 A day in the life of...<br />
See page 7 to see how PCH are helping people to find work and don’t forget<br />
to check your Learn for Free leaflet (enclosed with this magazine) to find out<br />
about free training courses.<br />
Adam Harding is out and about again. This time he shadows two Housing<br />
Officers during one of their community walkabouts. Turn to page 15 to read<br />
about what goes on.<br />
If you would like to submit a letter to our new letters page or suggest a new<br />
name for this newsletter, please email us at: news@plymouthcommunityhomes.co.uk<br />
or write to us at PCH <strong>News</strong>, <strong>Plymouth</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Homes</strong>, 23 Princess<br />
Street, Princess Court, <strong>Plymouth</strong>, PL1 2EX. If you have a suggestion or a<br />
story for your newsletter, please let us know about that too.<br />
16 Contacts<br />
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Elaine Pellow Chair of the Board<br />
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