Hi All

Thought it may interest some of you that a new Twitter has started regarding the Housing Benefit Scheme. The Twitter is under the name HousingBenefit.

The link is: http://twitter.com/HousingBenefit

Some other good twitters out there relating to housing benefit (as well as housing law) are:

http://twitter.com/TessaShepperson
http://twitter.com/housinglaw
http://twitter.com/Shelter

The big question is where is Rightsnet....???

Mark

hi mark -

thanks for the links

yes, we're following twitter with interest ... and our information systems team is doing some work on its potential in delivering services ... see, for example http://www.ictknowledgebase.org.uk/twitter ... plus, follow them @ http://twitter.com/lasaict

... i'd certainly be interested in rightsnet users' views on if / how they'd like to see us use twitter ...

nb - i note however that, when i checked your 1st link, recent tweets included updates that i could probably have got by without .. for example a story from the sun -

'THE treasure hunter who found Anglo-Saxon gold worth millions funded his hobby by claiming £600 a month in benefits, The Sun can reveal. Jobless loner Terry Herbert has collected THOUSANDS in handouts while metal-detecting instead of working.'

A WOMAN was sentenced by Redditch magistrates for benefit fraud on Wednesday, October 7.

Hey Shaun

I think it would be very useful for all to see you on Twitter.

You could provide snippets of your briefing, interesting posts on discussion forum etc...

I would certainly follow you.

Mark

Sorry to ask but what is Twitter. I have registered but dont know what to do next
thanks

Hi Antonia

Here is twitters help pages with a video aslo: http://help.twitter.com/portal

Here is a simple manual to get you going: http://www.davidrisley.com/reports/twittermanual.pdf

Let us know how you get on.

Mark

Thank you Mark
was afraid asking feel a bit stupid hahahha

i am on it and enoying it