Job Title: Income Officer
Location: 1000 Dockside Road, E16 2QU, with work across Stratford Hub and Abbey Road Depot
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday, 36 hours per week
Working Arrangement: Hybrid working available
Rate: £20.38 PAYE / £26.57 Umbrella
Contract Length: 3 months initially, likely extension
Start Date: ASAP
The Role
As an Income Officer, you will manage a caseload of rent accounts across a range of housing tenures, ensuring effective income collection, preventing arrears, and recovering housing-related debt. Working closely with residents, you'll provide advice and support to help sustain tenancies while taking appropriate recovery action in line with housing legislation and council procedures.
You’ll play a key role in maximising rental income, supporting residents with Universal Credit processes, and delivering an excellent customer-focused service.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage a portfolio of rent accounts and proactively prevent rent arrears
- Recover current and former tenant debt across a range of housing tenures
- Support tenants with rent-related issues and payment arrangements
- Administer Universal Credit rent verifications, managed payments and alternative payment arrangements
- Undertake home visits where required
- Prepare legal documentation and support court or tribunal proceedings when necessary
- Liaise with internal departments and external agencies to maximise income collection
- Maintain accurate records and provide management information and reports
- Deliver excellent customer service whilst achieving collection targets and service standards
Essential Requirements
- Previous income collection experience within a housing rents environment
- Proven experience of rent arrears recovery and income collection
- Experience using Northgate Housing and RentSense
- Knowledge of housing income recovery practices and rent collection processes
- Strong understanding of welfare benefits and Universal Credit
- Excellent customer service and communication skills
- Ability to manage a busy and varied caseload independently
- Experience working within strict policies, procedures and collection targets
- Strong organisational and case management skills
Desirable Knowledge
- Housing legislation relating to rent recovery and tenancy management
- County Court and First-Tier Tribunal processes
- Local authority housing services
- Debt recovery and enforcement procedures
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