Housing Benefits Assessment Officer

Good Afternoon,

I am currently representing Haringey Council, who are offering an initial temporary contract for a period of 6 months with a view to be extended or offered a permanent position for the right candidate at a rate-which is negotiable dependent upon experience

We are looking for a Housing Benefits Assessment Officer this role will be: 1 day office based N22 7TY

The right candidate will:

• To have and maintain a comprehensive of Benefits legislation to administer applications for Housing/Council Tax Rebate entitlement and payment, in accordance with Statutory Regulations and the policies, schemes, procedures and practices of the Council.
• Verification of claimant identity, income/capital and crosschecking of data, as specified in the Verification Policy. Use of secure DWP, HMRC and Government systems to check and download confidential information
• To keep an adequate record of all claims made and regularly update information received via the scanning/computer system or manually where appropriate
• To Support identifying potential entitlement to other State Benefits, including underlying entitlement and Second Adult Rebates cases
• To calculate manually, entitlement to Benefits and effect payment as required.

We require the following:

• Experience in working within a benefits environment with experience of assessing benefit entitlement
• Must also have a good knowledge of iWorld and (email address removed) systems as well as Northgate NPS.

To discuss this opportunity further please send over an up-to-date CV and give me a call on (phone number removed)

If you know someone who would be a good fit for the role, please send over their contact details and get in touch, as we do offer a generous referral fee.

IF THIS ROLE IS NOT APPLICABLE TO YOU, BUT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR ROLE, PLEASE SEND OVER YOUR CV AND I WILL CHECK WHAT ROLES I HAVE AVAILABLE.

Look forward to speaking with you soon,