JOB TITLE: Housing Benefits Officer
LOCATION: Hybrid working, 1 day a month in office (unless any urgent meetings), client based in West London
PAY RATE: £20.85 PAYE / £25.22 Umbrella per hour
START DATE: ASAP
DURATION/Hours: 3-month initial contract/ 35 hours a week
IR35 STATUS: Inside
Skills:
Most have current iworld/northgate system knowledge
Up to date knowledge of assessing housing benefits/council tax reduction claims within the last 3 months
Experience of assessing housing benefit/council tax reduction claims
Role purpose:
To be responsible for all aspects of the assessment of applications for Housing/Council Tax Benefit and renewal of ongoing cases and process those applications utilising Ealing's Information Technology Systems in accordance with the Benefit Regulations and relevant discretion within the Council's policies and procedures.
Duties:
To have and maintain a comprehensive of Benefits legislation in order to administer applications for Housing/Council Tax Support entitlement and payment, in accordance with Statutory Regulations and the policies, schemes, procedures and practices of the Council.
To obtain where necessary additional information by Image system or manually generated letter, telephone or personal interview in order for the claim to be determined.
To keep an adequate record of all claims made and regularly update information received via the scanning/computer system or manually where approp...