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We’re part of the 20% Movement, a Greater Manchester Housing Providers’ (GMHP) pledge to increase the number of social housing tenants working in their organisations so that they represent 20% of their colleague bases by 2036. This is to reflect the importance of representing the communities we serve, and for the invaluable insight those with […]

As temperatures dropped this winter, our colleagues came together to make sure our customers were supported to stay warm, safe and well.

Did you know your rent is changing from Monday 6 April? You don’t need to fill out a change of circumstances – this will overcomplicate things. Universal Credit will prompt you via your journal after Monday 6 April so that you can advise them of your new rent and service charge. This is the only […]

A new government scheme is set to deliver vital emergency support to low‑income households across England. Learn more about it.

Great Places recently joined forces with Step Up MCR to support a community‑led funding initiative empowering residents across Manchester.

Insight, customer scrutiny group recently finished a review that looked at complaints, where investigations found no service failure.

People across Lancashire should have by now received your food waste caddies and instructions on how to recycle. Starting from April 2026, the new weekly food waste recycling collection service to enable local authorities to recycle more and reduce your carbon footprint. Your kitchen caddy and outside food bin will have instructions on how to […]

Are you struggling to get connected to the web? Then thanks to our partnership with Opus Broadband, we can offer free broadband to Lancashire customers who need it the most. The scheme helps families or individuals, who are referred into the Great Places team, and those who qualify get free broadband with no cost for […]

Great Places is working in partnership with several fibre broadband providers to upgrade the broadband connections in many of our buildings. This work involves installing new Fibre‑to‑the‑Premises (FTTP) technology, often referred to as “Full Fibre.” Full Fibre uses fibre‑optic cables that run directly into homes. This is a big improvement on traditional copper broadband connections and is designed […]