NEC Housing Management System
Kingston Council recently approved additional funding for its NEC Housing Management System, bringing the total cost to £4.59 million.
Kingston Council approved an additional £372,000 in funding for its NEC Housing Management System in June 2026, bringing the total anticipated cost to approximately £4.59 million. The Corporate and Resources Committee approved this boost to support the delivery of Phases 3 and 4 of the system.
The additional funding will also cover the scoping of Phase 5 of the project. The NEC system is designed to replace two main IT systems and numerous spreadsheet-based databases, which were described as life-expired and presented significant integration and data quality issues.
The project aims to replace Kingston Council's outdated IT systems and databases, which had an initial budget of around £4.2 million. The council is currently working through the later phases of the system's implementation.
Key facts
- Kingston Council approved an additional £372,000 in funding for the system in June 2026. Source
- The additional funding brings the total anticipated cost to approximately £4.59 million. Source
- The funding will support the delivery of Phases 3 and 4 and fund the scoping of Phase 5. Source
- The initial budget for the project was around £4.2 million. Source
- The system is designed to replace two main IT systems and numerous spreadsheet-based databases. Source
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