Benefits Advisor

Job Title:

Benefits Advisor

Location:

Manchester City Centre

Salary:

Competitive (DOE)

Hours:

09:00am - 17:00pm

Are you on the lookout for a new position at the start of 2024? Do you have experience of working within a role that required advanced Welfare Benefits knowledge? The Recruitment Co. are currently recruiting for one of our key clients in Manchester City Centre and this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Job Responsibilities:

• Support the team's Benefits Expert and advise colleagues and clients with welfare benefits reviews, enquiries and applications
• Advising on basic and advanced welfare benefits cases
• Liaising and providing great service to customer, clients and colleagues
• Assessing individuals for various benefit claims
• Providing up to date information

The Person:

• Recent and ongoing experience of providing Welfare Benefits advice including DWP, local authority and HMRC administered benefits
• Advanced knowledge of Welfare Benefits, able to deal with more complex issues in a system where Universal Credit and legacy benefits coexist
• Experience of challenging Welfare Benefit decisions at all levels and preparing legal arguments based on social security legislation and recent case law
• Ability to check benefit awards and preform calculations, identifying entitlement to benefits, additional elements, premiums, rates, and backdated payments
• Ability to explore and apply welfare benefit regulations to maximise income
• Assisting with the completion of health questionnaires and assessing entitlement to disability benefits

Please note that The Recruitment Co. are an equal opportunities employer

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The Recruitment Co. is an equal opportunities employer and we're committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.