Martha Waugh made a fraudulent application for benefits in June 2003, failing to declare two private pensions and some of her bank accounts. She then also failed to tell the council when she started working in September 2003. Even when her claim was reviewed in June 2006, she still fraudulently failed to declare the pensions, bank accounts and her employment. But an investigation turned them up.
She was sentenced to 200 hours community service and ordered to pay £800 costs. She is also currently repaying £11,491.57 in overpaid benefits.
Tina Hawkins failed to declare she was receiving maintenance payments which had recommenced in April 2007. She was given a conditional discharge and ordered to pay £100 costs. The overpaid benefit, of £3,762.08, is being recovered from her current entitlement. So that's all right then!
Tanveer Sethi from Ilford illegally claimed council tax and housing benefits for four years from October 1999 totalling £34,000. After an anonymous tip off, he was found to be the guardian of his landlord's son and therefore not obliged to pay housing costs. He pleaded not guilty to five counts of deception but was convicted of them all. Sentence - three months in prison.
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