Job Description
Strategic Lead: Benefit & Homeless Prevention
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Job Number: HCAA02487
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Agreement Type: Permanent - Full Time
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Salary: £66,336 - £67,500
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Hackney is London's most diverse and dynamic borough. Stretching from the edge of the City to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, it is an area of rapid economic growth, particularly in the tech, media, fashion, and other creative industries. Hackney has more green space than any other inner London borough, some of the capital's best schools, and first-class transport connections, which combined with excellent local public services and a thriving arts, cultural and retail sector, are fast making it one of London's most popular areas to live, work and visit.
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Our challenge is to make sure that our borough's economic growth provides benefits for everyone who lives here, and to create opportunities that will transform the lives of local people.
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We know that staff are key to our success, and we are seeking people with ambition, creativity, and commitment to our values to help us achieve the best for the people of Hackney.
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Our Benefits and Homeless Prevention Service has responsibility for all areas of homelessness; from rough sleeping to housing allocations as well as the assessment of Housing Benefit, Council Tax Reduction and the Here to Help Service. This innovative approach is helping us provide a more joined up service and mor...