Customer Annual Review 2015/16 | Page 10

Customer Annual Review 2016 8 Some of the support we provided includes: • Working with over 70 families who are experiencing a range of challenges • Funding 1 full time worker for the charity Herts Young Homeless The right home for you • Tenancy resettlement for 103 customers moving from temporary accommodation to a settled life We helped 44 customers that wanted to downsize or move to a home that better suited their situation. • 2000 customers used myNHH* to view their rent account and report repairs The amount of arrears at the end of 2015/16 was £1.5 million. *myNHH is your own online portal to manage your tenancy Facing our challenges Asking you to pay previously unbilled service charges was the most challenging decision of 2015/16. Your tenancy We understand that keeping rents low will always be important for our existing customers. Customer Contact Centre, Blackhorse Road, Letchworth Garden City This year has been another tough year for many of you and we understand being able to afford to run your home and pay bills can be a constant challenge. We’ve reorganised all teams to provide more help on the ground for customers who are experiencing genuine difficulties paying their rent or looking after their home. Under-charging was costing North Hertfordshire Homes over £1million and we could no longer subsidise these costs. We accept our communication was very poor and we are sorry for the upset we caused to some of you. There are still some costs we will start to recharge next year and we will clearly communicate this in 2017. Welfare Reform and how it may affect you www.nhh.org.uk/welfare-reform 9