- Remote Role Job Role To administer Housing Benefit and Council Tax Reduction new claims and change in circumstances efficiently and promptly to minimise fraud and overpayments and to maximise subsidy income to the Council, in accordance with government legislation, and corporate priorities.
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Benefits Assessment Officer - Northampton, United Kingdom - AKTON Resourcing Ltd
Description
Benefits Assessment OfficerNorthamptonMain accountabilitiesReceive and action correspondence in respect of Housing Benefit and Council Tax Reduction from customers, landlords, Rent Service, DWP and other stakeholders including replying to requests for further information, statements of reasons, reconsiderations, and requests for backdated benefit.
Provide a high quality and customer focused service giving advice on Housing Benefit, Council Tax Reduction, Universal Credit and wider Welfare Benefits and Welfare Reform through face to face interviews, telephone, electronic channels and home visits as required.
Communicate and liaise with landlords, Debt and Welfare Benefit team, Housing, Revenues, the Rent Service, DWP including Universal Credit Service Centre and other stakeholders to ensure entitlement is correct, vulnerable clients are supported and to maximise income.
Ensure that overpayments are correctly identified and categorised in accordance with legislation and to maximise the subsidy income to the Council.
Prioritise and manage own workloads to ensure objectives and targets are achieved and customer requirements are met and to identify possible fraudulent cases, refer to Corporate Fraud team and provide information and evidence as required
Benefits Assessment Officer professionals in Northampton
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Damian Woods
I am a dedicated, hardworking and focused individual looking for a new role to progress in my career ...
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Sharmishtha Parmessur
Recent graduate student