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Make the most of your money
It’s vital to budget to make sure you can pay your rent, bills and day-to-day expenses. Here’s some tips… Your most important bills Payments like rent and Council Tax can’t be avoided. If you don’t pay, it’s likely that you’ll end up in court, so you should make these bills a priority. Other bills Could
Read moreVolunteering to make a difference
We are aiming to do 90 good deeds for our communities during our 90th year to create a lasting legacy. Our staff each get two volunteering days and some have already used theirs to help communities, like the team pictured here pitching in at our Greenfield retirement living scheme in Hull. Do you have a
Read moreYour Involvement
Calling all LGBT customers As an LGBT-friendly landlord, we want to update our lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) customers on issues that matter to them. To respect your privacy and ensure we only contact LGBT customers who wish to participate, please give us your details if you’d like to be involved. We can then
Read moreCustomer Voice – your opinions count
Every person who holds a tenancy or a leaseholders agreement with Riverside is a member of Riverside Customer Voice. The work of Riverside Customer Voice is led by an executive group that we consult with to get your views heard and make changes to our policies and procedures. The executive has customer representatives from across
Read moreYour Retirement Living – Winter 2018
Health and Wellbeing Highlights… The last few months have seen more and more tenants accessing our health and wellbeing service and a range of interesting and intriguing activities taking place in Retirement Living schemes across the country. Some highlights include: Dogs Trust – Pet Therapy October saw the Pet Therapy dogs visiting schemes nationally delivering
Read moreEmma rebuilt her life and now helps others do the same
Emma Magee, from Doncaster, was once stuck in an abusive relationship. But after getting the support she needed, Emma was able to move on and rebuild her life. Now working as an Outreach Support Worker, she tells us how her own personal experience led her to the job she loves. “If you’d have told me
Read moreReal Change Wigan and Leigh launches on World Homeless Day
In my national role I travel a great deal and have spent more time in train stations then I would care to mention! But one thing I have noticed during my travels is that rough sleeping and the number of people who are begging near or around these train stations has increased. According to the
Read moreA change to our service
So we can be consistent and responsive when engaging with you, we have made a few changes to the way we deliver services and communicate with customers. We no longer store information about religious observation, or requests to notify of male visitors, on individual customers or pass it to staff and contractors when they visit
Read moreAre you moving onto Universal Credit?
We can help you get started, answer any questions and help you understand the process. Our experts are highly trained in all kinds of benefits and offer free impartial advice. Top tips to be ready for Universal Credit You need to pay your rent, and any charges, to us directly Your payment will include any
Read moreRetirement Living: Further improvements planned to your service
In 2016 we made improvements to the way we delivered our Retirement Living services. The changes were made in order to improve our service to you, and in particular: — modernise our services — make our services more consistent — keep our customers safe — continuously improve — encourage healthy lifestyles. We were keen to
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