Housing Benefits Officer

Job Title: Housing Benefits Officer
Location: Hybrid
Employer: Pertemps Recruitment Partnership for Harrow Council
Contract Type: Temporary Assignment
Hours of Work: 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Overview of a Housing Benefits Officer:
Pertemps have an exciting opportunity within Harrow Council for a self-driven and motivated Senior Housing Benefits Officer to join an expanding team. The role of a Housing Benefits Officer has a competitive pay rate of £ 21.85 PAYE.
The Main Purpose of a Housing Benefits Officer:

• Work with Access Harrow, Revenues, CAFT, Finance and Housing and External Partners including the Department for Work and Pensions and where appropriate the Business Transformation Partner to ensure delivery and performance targets are met.
• Work closely with Access Harrow, CAFT, Revenues and Housing to ensure delivery and performance
• Responsibility for undertaking any revision to entitlement/contribution for Housing Benefit, Council Tax Support including more complex calculations in respect of self-employed, students, etc
• Evaluate and be responsible for any review to the entitlement /contribution for Housing Benefit, Council Tax Support including more complex calculations in respect of self-employed, students, etc

About you, the successful Housing Benefits Officer will have:

• You will need to work on your own initiative in a highly pressurised environment with ever changing and conflicting priorities
• Good understanding of the current and future technological developments and their potential application within and for the
• In depth knowledge of the Housing and Council Tax Benefits legislation
• Ability to gain knowledge of Social Security and Child Support Regulations, CRAG and Pension Regulations etc
• A minimum of 3 years experience of working in a Housing Benefits officer

"If you have the necessary skills and experience for this role, please click 'apply'
About Us
" For almost 60 years, Pertemps Recruitment Partnership has been the market leader in providing permanent and temporary staffing solutions and we are one of the most established players within the recruitment industry. The Sunday Times has listed us as one of the Best 100 Companies to work for 14 years running. We are not a big scary faceless company, quite the opposite: we strongly believe in the personal touch with everything we do. We are proud to be an accredited 'investor in people' which is reflected across our business in the length of service and career progression of our employees.
" Harrow Council is the 12th largest London borough and one of the most culturally diverse local authorities in the UK, making it a great place to live, work and visit. Located 10 miles from the city centre and just 13 minutes to Euston from Harrow & Wealdstone station there are great transport links via the Metropolitan Line, Watford DC Line and national rail service. It is easily accessible to the M1, M25 and A406.
" The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, any your data protection rights, can be found by visiting www.cifas.org.uk/fpn