NSW Family and Community Services Housing Connect Program · visits to housing offices annually, 3...

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Lance Carden Director, Customer Service & Business Improvement

NSW Family and Community ServicesHousing Connect Program

“Digital? ……..….They’ll never use it!”

Our Drivers for Change

Scale• Over 120,000 managed tenancies; 80,000 paper applications assessed each year; 6 million

visits to housing offices annually, 3 million letters sent by post

Manual Handling • Heavy reliance on paper forms, manual data entry

Limited Channel Choice• Most services available only via local offices, with limited alternate channels and reliance on

paperwork

Clients embracing an evolving digital world • FACS clients embracing electronic services more and more, and expecting digital services

from us also• 55% of clients access internet daily at home >70% would choose a digital option if available

Housing Connect Program

Digital Smart Forms

eLetters

Digital Literacy

Social Media & Info Videos

Web Chat

Mobile Solution for Field Work

Customer Mobile Apps

Forms by Phone Service

Self Serve Kiosks

SMS Communications

Self Service Portal Online

Free WiFi ServiceNSW MyAccount

ePay

eRepair

Telephony Integration

Our Vision

“…Our vision is a simple client experience, where

modern technology and straightforward processes

empower staff to deliver great client service and

enable clients to choose how they interact with us

and manage their own information”

Clear Objectives

• Improve access for all clients, especially those in rural areas or with mobility challenges

• Empowering clients to manage their own information

• Giving clients choice in what channels are available to access our services

• Delivering high quality technology solutions, fit for purpose for our clients through co-design

Focusing on Co-design

Client Reference Group• Representatives from Service Providers, Peaks and community groups contribute to design

elements and usability

User Experience - Research / Concept stage• Helping to decide if this is wanted or needed by clients

User Experience - In Design• Ensuring what we design works as it’s expected

User Experience - Testing• Determining if the final product is fit for purpose

User Experience - Feedback Survey• Continually seeking feedback on the services we deliver

Co-design of screens

Co-design of screens

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Maximising the Online Form Tech

Maximising the Online Form Tech

Maximising the Online Form Tech

MyHousing Online Services

Front Office Technology

“IVY”- Field work mobile solution

Digital… they are using it

35,000 online forms submitted so far

11,000 registrations for online services with over 150,000 account enquiries to date

Over 1 million ePay transactions every year

40,000 eRepair requests made annually

Over 5,000 clients have used the self service kiosks or accessed the free WiFi in just 2 locations

35% of letters delivered by email (first month of go live)

85,000 registered mobile numbers and 40% of all clients have a registered email address

5,000 feedback surveys received across all of our online services

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