Local Authority Housing, Income Advisor, South West London / Surrey

Local Authority Housing, Income Advisor, South West London / Surrey 
Pay rate to £25.27 per hour
Contract role, Local Government Housing 
 
We are recruiting for an experienced Local Authority Housing Income Advisor in the South West London / Surrey area. 
This is a contract role, and you will need to have experience in a similar role in a Local Authority setting 
 
Key responsibilities 

• The postholder will be responsible for maximisation of income collection and arrears reduction for all households in our managed accommodation and will assist tenants in financial difficulty, signposting them to support services to help them sustain their tenancy. 

• Where preventative action fails, you will be required to take appropriate recovery action using legal processes up to and including eviction stage. 

Experience needed 

• Knowledge of the Housing Act 1996 Part VI and VII and Welfare Benefits and proactively keeping up to date with changes and case law. 

 
Please get in touch for more information. 
 
This is an agency post and Vitalis can offer you:- 

• A Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to 

• An easy registration process (all done online) 

• Referral schemes and incentives  

• Ongoing compliance managed for you 

• Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more. 

Please contact Graham Leatham on 07484 513909 or email graham.leatham@vitalissocialcare.co.uk for more information.  
We recruit across all areas of Housing, Public Sector, Planning and Local Government work. If you are experienced in this sector, and this isn’t the role for you, contact us about other roles.