Latest news from NHT

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Maintenance Officer wins Outstanding Academic Achievement Award

Congratulations to our Maintenance Officer Julie Simmonds, who won Outstanding Academic Achievement at the CIH Student Awards 2011 for a CIOB - CIH level 3 certificate in Housing, funded by Asset Skills.

Go ON give an hour campaign

Newport Housing Trust is an active partner of RaceOnline 2012, whose ambition it is to ensure that everyone can enjoy the benefits of being online.

Common Housing Register update

Newport City Council along with Newport Housing Trust  and other registered social landlord partners in Newport are pleased to announce work towards a common housing register and policy in Newport is moving ahead very well.

We have planned an extensive programme of training for staff, residents and partners in the early part of 2012. This will be in readiness for a fully operational system by April 2012 (subject to no hitches along the way!)

How Newport Housing Trust is tackling digital exclusion and encouraging their tenants to get online!

Newport Housing Trust have been funding computer training for their tenants since 2008, to date we have successfully funded 33 tenants to learn new skills as well as providing them with confidence and self esteem, a new lease of life, new friends within the community as well as easily keeping in touch with friends and family that live away.