Benefits Advisor

Job Description

Job title: Benefits Advisor

Company: Page Personnel

Job description: The purpose of the role is to support the Benefits Expert and advise colleagues and clients with welfare benefits reviews, enquiries and applications. The client welcome applicants from non-legal background including DWP, government and council services, finance etc.

Responsibilities for Benefits Advisor:

• Dealing with compensation claims
• Supporting the Benefits Experts
• Advise colleagues and clients with welfare benefits reviews, enquiries and applications.
• General Administrative duties
• Provide Welfare Benefits advice including DWP, local authority and HMRC administered benefits.
• Perform calculations, identifying entitlement to benefits, additional elements, premiums, rates, and backdated payments.

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The successful candidate will have:

• 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 perform 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.

Our client is one of the UK’s most sought-after full-service law firms based in Manchester, offering expertise and experience across every area of the law to both businesses and individuals. Their people are dedicated to providing excellent customer service, delivering bespoke solutions for clients no matter what challenge they face.

• A minimum of 25 days’ annual leave (increasing with length of service) plus office closure between Christmas and New Year
• A one hour early finish, one Friday a month
• Two days a year to do charitable work
• The opportunity to get involved in sports teams, hobby clubs, and social events
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders
• Annual promotions process open to all staff

Expected salary: £26000 per year

Location: Manchester

Job date: Sat, 13 Jan 2024 07:28:16 GMT

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