Job Title:

Benefits Expert

Salary:

Competitive (DOE)

Location:

Manchester

Work Type:

Office based (full time) – Monday to Friday

Do you have experience of providing information and advice on welfare benefits? Are you looking for a role within a business that go above and beyond for their colleagues and provide great opportunities for growth?

Job Responsibilities:

• Giving support and advice to colleagues and clients with Welfare Benefit enquires.
• Checking eligibility and award letters, doing routine benefits calculations and yearly Welfare Benefit reviews.
• Notifying the Department for Work and Pensions of any change of circumstances that may increase or decrease Welfare Benefit income.
• Advising on available sources of income and assisting with maximising income from Welfare Benefits.
• Challenging incorrect decisions and submitting mandatory reconsiderations and appeals.
• Considering Welfare Benefit regulations and how these can be applied to client circumstances.
• Completion of Health and Disability questions for all relevant Welfare Benefits.
• Preparing and lodging appeal submissions for tribunal hearing and representing clients who do not have the capacity to represent themselves.
• Preparing and delivering Welfare Benefits training to internal and external colleagues.

The Person / Experience:

• Recent and ongoing experience of providing Welfare Benefits advice.
• Advanced knowledge of Welfare Benefits, able to deal with more complex issues in a system where Universal Credit and legacy benefits coexist.
• Knowledge of how compensation claims are treated by the Department for Work and Pensions.
• Experience of challenging Welfare Benefits decision at all levels and preparing legal arguments based on social security legislation and recent case law.
• Ability to check benefit award 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.

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.