Housing Benefits Officer

Housing Benefits Officer - Housing Association - About The Client:

Castlefield Recruitment is collaborating with a well-established housing association in South Manchester to seek an Housing Benefits Officer on an initial 3 month temporary contract. This role offers flexible home working and an hourly rate of £24.46 per hour through an umbrella company based on a 35-hour working week.

Housing Benefits Officer - Housing Association - About The Role:

• Collating information for new tenants and their appointees so that we can submit a Housing Benefit claim on their behalf.
• Submitting the housing benefit claim to the local authority and ensuring all supporting information is submitted over the following weeks
• Following up with the local authority housing benefit department until the claim is in payment
• Handing account over to another Income Officer once first payment has been received
• Recording details of actions on our rent accounting system

Housing Benefits Officer - Housing Association - What You Need:

• Experience in compiling and submitting Housing Benefits applications
• Ability to communicate verbally on the phone and in writing to a good standard and IT competency.