Housing Benefit cheat prosecuted

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Published by Max Salsbury for 24dash.com in Local Government and also in Housing, Legal

A Housing Benefit cheat has been given 150 hours of unpaid work and £450 fine after illegally claiming more than £7,000 in benefits.Sevenoaks District Council discovered that the crook had fraudulently claimed £4,500 in Housing and Council Tax Benefit, plus a further £2,500 in income support.The unnamed Edenbridge fraudster failed to report that she was living with a partner who was in paid employment. She pleaded guilty to three counts of benefit fraud at Sevenoaks Magistr...

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