Benefit Officer

3 weeks ago


Ilford, United Kingdom London Borough of Redbridge Full time

**Permanent - Full Time**

The London Borough of Redbridge is looking to recruit experienced Benefits Officers/Welfare Benefits advisors to join our Benefits Service.

The principal business of our high performing Benefits Service is the administration of Housing Benefit and Council Tax Reduction, deciding all discretionary housing and Council Tax hardship requests and the recovery of Housing Benefit overpayments. In addition, the Service prides itself on its high-quality welfare benefit provision for those who are the most vulnerable in our community.

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You will be required to conduct home visits/office appointments with residents to assist with the completion of relevant forms and provide outreach services to residents and stakeholders around the borough.

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**About us**

**Redbridge is an ambitious, diverse, and exciting East-London Borough. What we do is driven by changing our relationship with local people to support our vision. As a result, we have developed innovative ways to build our communities and transform our Council.**

**We are one of the fastest growing parts of the country and the third most diverse London Borough. Our communities are attracted by a mixture of excellent schools, relatively affordable housing, high-quality open space, and rapid transport connections into the heart of the city.**
- Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
- Good transport links, very close to Elizabeth Line
- Generous annual leave
- Excellent contributory pension scheme
- Staff Equality Networks
- Employee Benefits Scheme

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