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Training Course - Housing Benefit for Customer Contact Staff (for ACADEMY users)
A two day course for staff who deal with Housing Benefit enquiries from the general public, either face to face or over the phone, using an ACADEMY revenues and benefits system.
All our training courses are delivered at the customer's premises or at a location of their choosing and at a date and time to suit the organisation's needs and priorities. For many customers this can mean a considerable saving on employee travel expenses and time away from work.
Course details
Course name: Housing Benefit for Customer Contact Staff (for ACADEMY users)
Who should attend: All staff and managers who deal with Housing Benefit enquiries from the general public, either face to face or over the phone, using an ACADEMY revenues and benefits system.
Duration: 2 Days
Fees: £400 (No VAT) per day for up to 8 trainees
Venue: By arrangement at the customer's premises or at a location of their choosing
Date/time: By arrangement to suit the customer's needs and priorities
By the end of this course trainees will be able to...
Demonstrate an understanding of who is entitled to apply for Housing Benefit
Demonstrate how to use the 'means test' to calculate Housing Benefit entitlement
Demonstrate confidence in their knowledge of the various types of evidence which applicants must produce in order to prove their entitlement to Housing Benefit
Demonstrate how Housing Benefit overpayments are calculated and how they can be recovered
Make confident use of the ACADEMY revenues and benefits system in order to deal with customer enquiries
Course content
What is the primary Law governing the award of Housing Benefit?
What does 'liability' mean?
What does 'occupation' mean?
How to apply for Housing Benefit using the Victoria Forms module within the ACADEMY revenues and benefits system
What evidence is required to prove an applicant's entitlement to Housing Benefit?
What is the Maximum Rent?
How to calculate Housing Benefit
What is Local Council Tax Support?
When can you backdate a Housing Benefit claim?
To whom are Housing Benefit payments made?
How a claim for extra assistance should be made
Housing Benefit overpayments
Using the ACADEMY revenues and benefits system to deal with customer enquiries
Course instructors
Alex Eady - Senior Training Officer
Alex joined Basildon Council in 2013. After a short spell in customer services he was recruited into the council's revenues and benefits section, since when he has gone on to become an expert in revenues and benefits law and the Civica Open Revenues system. Alex is known for the ever approachable and patient manner in which he delivers informative, interactive courses which include 'hand's on' experience using the CIVICA system.
